Summary for Week of Aug 17th 2020

A summary of all the stats from the week of August 17th

Blog Post Date: Aug 19th, 2020 Blog Post Last Update: Aug 25th, 2020

Summary of the records broken and milestones crossed during the week of August 17th

Milestones set this week

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvus/cvuMilestones

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvglobal/cvgMilestones

Date # Milestone Number of days
M 8/17
T 8/18 22 Million cases 4 days for last million
W 8/19 5.5 Million cases (US) 10 days for last 0.5 million (9 for previous 0.5 million)
T 8/20
F 8/21 175,000 deaths (US) 24 days for last 25,000 (33 for previous 25,000)
S 8/22 800,000 deaths 17 days for last 100,000 (same as for the previous 100,000)
S 8/22 23 Million cases 4 days for last million
S 8/23

US States -- Cases Records Broken

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvus/cvuRecordCasesStates

Date # of States States
M 8/17 0 Guam (75)
T 8/18 0 -
W 8/19 1 WI (1297)
T 8/20 2 IA (1010), ND (274), Guam (105)
F 8/21 1 KS (988)
S 8/22 1 SD (251)
S 8/23 0 -

US States -- Deaths Records Broken

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvus/cvuRecordDeathsStates

Date # of States States
M 8/17 0 -
T 8/18 0 -
W 8/19 0 -
T 8/20 1 NV (38)
F 8/21 2 AR (22), TN (61)
S 8/22 0 -
S 8/23 0 -

US Counties -- Cases Records Broken

  • States with at least 6 counties setting records are listed below

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvus/cvuRecordCasesCounties

Date # of Counties States with most counties
M 8/17 42 KS (11)
T 8/18 37 TX (6)
W 8/19 51 IL (6), WI (6)
T 8/20 62 IL (6), IA (11)
F 8/21 51 KS (3)
S 8/22 75 IL (8), MI (10), ND (4), SD (7)
S 8/23 23 -

US Counties -- Deaths Records Broken

  • States with at least 3 counties setting records are listed below

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvus/cvuRecordDeathsCounties

Date # of Counties States with most counties
M 8/17 9 -
T 8/18 19 -
W 8/19 30 KY (4), OK (3), TN (3), TX (4), VA (3)
T 8/20 19 IL (3)
F 8/21 35 GA (5), TN (3), TX (9)
S 8/22 26 GA (4)
S 8/23 5 -

Red States v/s Blue States summary

  • July 29th: First time that the Red states have a higher Cases per million than the Blue States (John Hopkins data)
  • Snapshot as of Aug 23rd
Type Population Total Cases Per Million Total Deaths Per Million
Red 186,794,119 3,384,128 18,117 76,929 412
Blue 140,800,676 2,272,216 16,138 98,858 702
  • Snapshot as of Aug 22nd
Type Population Total Cases Per Million Total Deaths Per Million
Red 186,794,119 3,361,401 17,995 76,577 410
Blue 140,800,676 2,260,695 16,056 98,770 701
  • Snapshot as of Aug 21st
Type Population Total Cases Per Million Total Deaths Per Million
Red 186,794,119 3,332,421 17,840 75,897 406
Blue 140,800,676 2,245,899 15,951 98,469 699
  • Snapshot as of Aug 20th
Type Population Total Cases Per Million Total Deaths Per Million
Red 186,794,119 3,293,984 17,634 75,046 402
Blue 140,800,676 2,230,798 15,844 98,220 698
  • Snapshot as of Aug 18th
Type Population Total Cases Per Million Total Deaths Per Million
Red 186,794,119 3,237,954 17,334 73,624 392
Blue 140,800,676 2,201,823 15,638 97,593 693
  • Snapshot as of Aug 17th
Type Population Total Cases Per Million Total Deaths Per Million
Red 186,794,119 3,210,465 17,187 72,311 387
Blue 140,800,676 2,186,284 15,528 97,235 691
  • Snapshot as of Aug 16th
Type Population Total Cases Per Million Total Deaths Per Million
Red 186,794,119 3,188,661 17,070 71,975 385
Blue 140,800,676 2,173,881 15,439 97,126 690

Countries -- Cases Records Broken

  • Aug 22nd: Ukraine, Uganda, Croatia, Tunisia appear multiple times; Uganda appears 3 straight days

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvglobal/cvgRecordCasesCountries

Date # of Countries Countries
M 8/17 1 Lebanon (456)
T 8/18 7 Iraq (4576), Nepal (1016), Libya (489), Gambia (244), Albania (155), Suriname (139), Tunisia (129)
W 8/19
T 8/20 10 Argentina (8225), Ukraine (2152), Ethiopia (1778), Paraguay (684), Lebanon (605), Croatia (255), Jamaica (98), Uganda (94), Trinidad (81), Guyana (70)
F 8/21 12 India (69876), Ethiopia (1829), Poland (903), Paraguay (719), Lebanon (628), Czechia (506), Namibia (315), Croatia (265), Slovakia (123), Uganda (98), Trinidad (97), Myanmar (36)
S 8/22 6 Ukraine (2389), Uganda (318), Croatia (306), Tunisia (131), Rwanda (109), Togo (36)
S 8/23 6 Columbia (19001) **, Namibia (316), Greece (283), Gambia (248), Rwanda (200), Jamaica (183); ** Columbia must have reclassified some older cases

Countries -- Deaths Records Broken

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvglobal/cvgRecordDeathsCountries

Date # of Countries Countries
M 8/17 0 -
T 8/18 4 Morocco (33), Ethiopia (28), Syria (5), Rwanda (2)
W 8/19
T 8/20 2 Ukraine (43), Uganda (3)
F 8/21 6 Colombia (385), Kosovo (58), Morocco (42), Nepal (11), Bahamas (4), Maldives (2)
S 8/22 0 -
S 8/23 2 Columbia (748) **, Namibia (6), ** Columbia must have reclassified some older deaths

Number of US States with Cases Increasing week-over-week

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvus/cvupattern

Date # of States States
M 8/17 20 12 of 30 Red states; 8 of 20 Blue states
T 8/18 17 9 of 30 Red states; 8 of 20 Blue states
W 8/19 18 10 of 30 Red states; 8 of 20 Blue states
T 8/20 17 10 of 30 Red states; 7 of 20 Blue states
F 8/21 13 7 of 30 Red states; 6 of 20 Blue states
S 8/22 15 9 of 30 Red states; 6 of 20 Blue states
S 8/23 16 10 of 30 Red states; 6 of 20 Blue states

Number of Countries with Cases Increasing 100% week-over-week

  • Aug 21st: South Korea has a stunning 312% 1-week growth (477 to 1963) and 769% 2-week growth (226 to 1963)

https://corona-virus.dev/app/reports/cvglobal/cvgpattern

Date # with 100% 1-week growth # with 100% 2-week growth
M 8/17 18 31
T 8/18 18 32
W 8/19
T 8/20 13 32
F 8/21 17 27
S 8/22 15 31
S 8/23 12 26

End of Week of August 17th

Continent Total Cases Total Deaths Cases This Week Last Week 2 Weeks Ago Deaths This Week Last Week 2 Weeks Ago
Africa 1,187,968 27,786 68,800 70,883 90,526 2,152 2,354 2,973
Asia 6,282,035 129,978 636,518 616,701 589,103 10,049 10,503 10,216
Europe 3,373,826 205,298 187,519 157,889 138,690 2,191 2,283 2,059
N. America 6,769,323 255,619 368,127 435,478 453,181 11,188 12,286 12,780
Oceania 27,027 544 1,487 2,333 3,185 97 108 93
S. America 5,747,781 188,834 82,337 523,480 504,292 13,000 16,240 12,271
Total 23,387,960 808,059 1,744,788 1,806,764 1,778,977 38,677 43,774 40,892
USA 5,701,679 176,802 298,466 358,349 376,692 6,750 7,114 7,373

End of Week of August 10th

Continent Total Cases Total Deaths Cases This Week Last Week 2 Weeks Ago Deaths This Week Last Week 2 Weeks Ago
Africa 1,119,168 25,634 70,883 90,526 110,650 2,354 2,973 2,540
Asia 5,645,517 119,929 616,701 589,103 548,248 10,503 10,216 9,362
Europe 3,186,307 208,447 157,889 138,690 120,401 2,327 2,361 2,346
N. America 6,401,196 244,431 435,478 453,181 519,963 12,286 12,780 12,990
Oceania 25,540 447 2,333 3,185 3,442 108 93 63
S. America 5,265,444 175,834 523,480 504,292 512,297 16,240 12,771 13,042
Total 21,643,172 774,722 1,806,764 1,778,977 1,815,001 43,818 41,194 40,343
USA 5,403,213 170,052 358,349 376,692 434,249 7,114 7,373 7,908

End of Week of August 3rd

Continent Total Cases Total Deaths Cases This Week Last Week 2 Weeks Ago Deaths This Week Last Week 2 Weeks Ago
Africa 1,048,285 23,280 90,526 110,650 125,817 2,973 2,540 2,597
Asia 5,028,816 109,426 589,103 548,248 498,456 10,216 9,362 9,959
Europe 3,028,418 206,120 138,690 120,401 109,248 2,361 2,346 2,361
N. America 5,965,718 232,145 453,181 519,963 547,055 12,780 12,990 11,862
Oceania 23,207 339 3,185 3,442 2,914 93 63 38
S. America 4,741,964 159,594 504,292 512,297 466,807 12,771 13,042 15,927
Total 19,836,408 730,904 1,778,977 1,815,001 1,750,297 41,194 40,343 42,744
USA 5,044,864 162,938 376,692 434,249 460,663 7,373 7,908 6,456