COVID is picking up a bit once again.
There are several factors, including that people are not getting boosters, so their protection is wearing off.
These are the 25 counties with the highest recent averages for new COVID cases per capita.
There were several states that we have no data from so I included Indiana from a separate source.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/these-are-the-top-25-covid-hot-spots-in-the-u-s
mcfarm and cutworm would be interested in this map:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map/indiana
I found this to be extremely enlightening:
One item that was learned from that discussion, was that we can get 8 free COVID tests again from the government. Go to the link below.
The first round of tests sent out in January and February provided four per household, and the second round in March provided four more tests per household, for a total of eight. This latest round doubles that, getting more tests out more quickly.
The purchase of a billion COVID tests was funded by the American Rescue Plan and served dual purposes, getting free tests into American homes and creating market stability for a domestic testing industry that struggled with the boom and bust cycle of COVID waves. In 2021, manufacturers slowed production when cases fell, only for the country to be caught flat footed when case numbers rose again.
White House officials have been pleading with Congress to pass another round of COVID prevention and treatment funds, with little progress. Part of that funding would go to buying additional tests to keep the nation's supply up even if consumer demand wanes.
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order a 3rd round of free at-home tests. Order yours today.
Need help placing an order for your at-home tests?
Call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).
| Hello Mike, |
| Thank you for placing your order on USPS.com®. |
| Reminder: This order includes 2 packages of 4 individual at-home tests (8 tests total). Packages will ship free, separately. |
| This email confirms one of the packages in your order. You’ll receive separate confirmation and tracking emails for each package. |
| Note: | If this is your first or second order, you can place another order. |
This means that if you did not get 4 tests previously on 2 different occasions, you can place another order and get a total of 8+4=12 tests.
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Indiana COVID-19 Home Dashboard
Interesting Indiana data
Sorry I don't know how to copy and paste
Great link. Thanks for sharing it cutworm!
If you go to
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Indiana COVID-19 Home Dashboard
and click on deaths you will see that it is overwhelmingly older people that have a risk of death with covid.
0 deaths to people under 20 years and 2 under 40 BUT 35 in the over 80-year-old category