It’s time for our next 14-day moving average determinations and projections for infections and deaths from SARS-CoV-2 for the United States. We use the Worldometers aggregators data set to make our projections of future total infections and deaths since it includes data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S Military, Federal Prisons and the Navajo Nation.
14-Day Moving Averages of SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Deaths
| 8/14/20 | 7/31/20 | 7/17/20 | ||
| Average Deaths Per Day | 1,050 | 1,070 | 724 | 20 fewer deaths per day compared with 7/31/20 |
| Average Infections Per Day | 54,597 | 66,748 | 61,512 | 12,157 fewer infections per day compared with 7/31/20 |
The SARS-CoV-2 infections and subsequent deaths were increasing in each of two previous 14-day periods. In the last 14 days, the number of infections has decreased by 12,157 infections per day and average deaths per day has decreased by 20 deaths per day.
As of 8/14/20 we have had 171,535 deaths and 5,476,266 SARS CoV-2 infections in the United States.
Our new projections for the United States are that by October 4, 2020, we will have had 225,085 total deaths (a decrease in projected deaths from 226,297 total deaths) and 8,260,713 infections (a decrease in projected infections from 9,044,509 total infections).
Our new projections for the United States are that by November 4, 2020, we will have had 257,635 total deaths and 9,953,220 total infections.
David C. Wright, M.D. 