COVID-19 ... Key Weekly Updates | Wk 45

The CDC and WHO have summarized key findings affecting individuals with the coronavirus.

Specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2

Key Findings ...

"At least one indicator used to monitor COVID-19 activity is increasing in all ten HHS regions and many regions are reporting increases in multiple indicators.

▸ The percentages of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 increased in all ten HHS regions.

▸ The highest percentages of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 were seen in four regions, mainly the central portion of the U.S. Region: 5 (Midwest at 16.2%), 6 (South Central at 13.7%), 7 (Central at 23.5%) and 8 (Mountain at 15.5%).

▸ The overall percentage of visits to outpatient providers or emergency departments (EDs) for ILI (Influenza-like illness) or CLI (COVID-like illness) has been increasing since mid-September.

▸ For some indicators and regions, the increases have been small from week to week but have continued over several weeks while other indicators have increased more sharply in some regions."

People with Positive Test for COVID-19 - Weekly Numbers

U.S. Cases

Confirmed cases for COVID-19 in the U.S. = 11,300,635 as of November 18, 2020 according to CDC data.

Deaths, in the U.S., coded to ICD-10 diagnosis code,

U07.1, COVID-19 = 247,834 as of November 18, 2020 according to CDC data.

Global Cases

Confirmed cases for COVID-19, globally, according to WHO data = 55,326,907 as of November 18, 2020.

Deaths, globally, according to WHO data = 1,333,742 deaths as of November 18, 2020.

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html

WHO: https://covid19.who.int/