05/23/2021

COVID-19 Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations Adjusted for the Unvaccinated

On May 19, the U.S. case rate was lower than at any point in the past 11 months

COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations have been declining in the United States. On May 19, the U.S. case rate, or seven-day average of new confirmed cases per 100,000 residents, was lower than at any point in the past 11 months.

However, in some parts of the country, that rosy picture hides the strength of the pandemic among unvaccinated people. For example, Washington state's overall case rate is close to the U.S. average when cases are measured across the state's entire population.

Nearly half the U.S. adult population is vaccinated, however — and they are mostly protected from infection. In Washington, if we remove vaccinated people from the population used to determine the case rate, the numbers paint a more realistic picture of Washington's cases among unvaccinated people.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.