07 March 2021 Coronavirus Charts and News: One Year Into The Pandemic, New Cases Remain Elevated But Have Leveled Off While The More Contagious Variants Spreading Fast

Written by Steven Hansen

The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 10.7 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 13.9 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 10.0 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Today’s posts include:

• U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 58,411
• U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at 41,401
• U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,485
• U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 26.3 % of the population
• The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases little changed, hospitalizations unchanged, and deaths worsened. The best monitoring tool, hospitalizations, has been showing continuous improvement.
• What does COVID immunity get me? Not much. The government should catch up to science
• Why comparing Covid-19 vaccine efficacy numbers can be misleading
• Statin users 50% less likely to die in hospital from severe COVID-19
• Japan Supercomputer Finds Double-Masking Doesn’t Work
• Scientists underestimated the coronavirus – and are racing to keep up with evolution
• Centivax’s Novel Engineered Antibody Neutralizes Pandemic Coronaviruses
• CDC delays guidance for vaccinated Americans as new Covid-19 cases stall
• Is There a Link Between Vitamin D Levels and Weight Gain?

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