Worth Considering
Coronavirus Cases Peak, Then Begin Their Decline
According to CDC data, the current wave of coronavirus peaked on July 25 (5-day moving average) nationwide and between July 22 and August 1 in the states that have accounted for the most cases: California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, etc. Since then, cases have come down about 12% nationwide and as much as 30% in the affected states. (Again, 5-day moving average.) The death count, which should follow the case count by two to three weeks, hit 1000 deaths per day (again, on a 5-day moving average) on July 31 and has, as would be expected, stayed in that range since then, but should start coming down sometime this week or next. We’ll see.