The global march of Omicron is still going – check out the case numbers reported on the WHO website. 2022 is showing a truly unprecedented level of cases. World wide over 22 million cases recorded in the week running up to Jan 17th. Thankfully the fatality curve has not followed suit. The US has peakedContinue reading “US Peaks on cases but not yet fatalities”
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Go Tesla = good for climate
I am a proud Tesla owner – and have been for over a year now. I get joy every day driving a car that is responsive, fun to drive, quiet etc. Electric cars are superior in so many ways. With over 1 million cars produced and sold last year Tesla knows how to execute. MarginsContinue reading “Go Tesla = good for climate”
US: 14 million Omicron cases in first 3 weeks of January
A quick snapshot of US v UK covid – and the list of states with highest rates of fatalities
UK has definitely peaked on Omicron
The UK has definitely peaked on Omicron – as can be seen from the chart below. Cases now are a little over half of the peak values. Looking at the charts – the peak is about 1 month after daily cases per capita exceeded 600 cases per million. Fatalities not yet falling. The Uk isContinue reading “UK has definitely peaked on Omicron”
Where has Omicron peaked?
Has Omicron peaked in some countries – and what are the lessons for the US. Read on – and find the connection to the Australian Open.
The last 7 years have been Earth’s 7 hottest – Axios
Even though 2021 was relatively cool, it still ranked as the fifth warmest year on record. — Read on http://www.axios.com/earth-7-hottest-years-climate-change-56fdd198-baa3-44ab-87e1-2fc53f83ce00.html Scary stuff
Omicron workforce disruption Jan 2022
Great reporting from Morning Brew…. Consider subscribing: In workplaces across the country, Americans who have Covid are asking their colleagues to cover for them while they’re out sick. And when those coworkers can’t, because, well, they also have Covid, you get the kind of severe economic disruptions the US is facing right now. The numbers: The US isContinue reading “Omicron workforce disruption Jan 2022”
70,000 people are testing positive per day in NY
The state of New York, population 19 million is currently experiencing 70,000 positive new tests per day . That’s about 0.4% of the population every day! Here’s the number of positive tests for the first week: Average deaths are about 100 per day over the same period. Here’s the graphical trend – per capita atContinue reading “70,000 people are testing positive per day in NY”
Omicron Spreads – fatalities on the rise
This picture tells it all – new cases across America are at extreme levels: Lets look at this in table form: Perhaps the messaging on Omicron being less lethal has resulted in a false sense of confidence – as we can see average daily fatality rates starting to rise across the country: Generally a levelContinue reading “Omicron Spreads – fatalities on the rise”
TN icu capacity at 8%
As expected the Omicron wave is starting to make its presence felt in hospital capacity. Many of my readers will note that I periodically look at hospital capacity stats. TN does a nice job in making this data available. The data shows very limited capacity available to deal with additional cases. Be careful out there.Continue reading “TN icu capacity at 8%”