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The SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic - A Utah Perspective
Report for the Month of July 2021
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Publication Note:

This is the third report using a new monthly report on the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic.Johns Hopkins University started to provide a new data elements which are last 28 day infections and last 28 day deaths. These are now included in the data table below.

See Weekly data for Utah
The weekly seven day average of new cases of Covid-19 in Utah.
The weekly seven day average of Covid-19 deaths in Utah.
August 2021
*** Focus on Utah ***

The scourge of the delta variant remain strong in Utah continues to go up. the 7-day average of new infections has reached 1,325 new daily infections the highest since late October 2020. Deaths are now averaging 5 per day. Utah's death rate has gone up to 0.57% fro, 0.50%, but remains one of the best in the United States.

*** Focus on the United States ****

The 10 states with the most cases (population adjusted) are (worst to best) Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas. As you can see all of these states are in the Southeast part of the United States.

The 10 states with the least cases (population adjusted are (best to worst) Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota. As you can see all of these states are in the Northeastern part of the United States, except for Michigan and Minnesota which are both northern states. Utah ranked 25th best (right in the middle of the pack).

Hawaii had almost 1/3 of all its cases during the last 28 days.

*** Focus on the rest of the World ***

Asia (in particular south Asia) continues to be hard hit. For example here are the number of cases in the last 28 days. India (1,054,218), Japan (544748), Philippines (411743), Thailand (528560), Vietnam (511,170).

In Europe, the U.K., France, and Greece are somewhat better than the United States. Other European nations are doing much better.

In the Americas, Brazil has improved a lot in the last month. Canada beats the U.S. on all statistics except for the death rate which is a bit higher than that of the United States.

Australia had almost 1/3 of its 61,609 cases in the last 28 days. Again except for the death rate, they look much better than the United States.

The Data for the week ending July 1, 2021
Country Population Infected Current Count Infected Prior Count This Period Infection Count Per Week Infection Rate Dead Current Count Dead Prior Count This Period Dead Count Per Week Death Rate    
Weeks in Period 5                        
ASIA                          
China 1,433,783,686 103,633 102,960 673 135 0.01% 4,847 4,846 1 0 4.68%    
India 1,366,417,754 30,545,433 27,894,800 2,650,633 530,127 2.24% 402,005 299,266 102,739 20,548 1.32%    
Japan 126,860,301 807,178 745,392 61,786 12,357 0.64% 14,793 12,265 2,528 506 1.83%    
Philippenes 108,116,615 1,436,369 1,223,627 212,742 42,548 1.33% 25,149 19,951 5,198 1,040 1.75%    
Viet Nam 96,462,106 19,310 7,107 12,203 2,441 0.02% 86 42 44 9 0.45%    
Thailand 69,625,582 296,067 156,370 139,697 27,939 0.43% 2,226 776 1,450 290 0.75%    
S. Korea 51,225,308 160,084 139,910 20,174 4,035 0.31% 2,026 1,931 95 19 1.27%    
Taiwan 23,773,876 15,030 8,160 6,870 1,374 0.06% 688 17 671 134 4.58%    
Hong Kong 7,436,154 11,942 11,837 105 21 0.16% 211 210 1 0 1.77%    
Country Population Infected Current Count Infected Prior Count This Period Infection Count Per Week Infection Rate Dead Current Count Dead Prior Count This Period Dead Count Per Week Death Rate    
EUROPE                          
Russia 145,961,031 5,544,199 5,005,171 539,028 107,806 3.80% 135,636 116,497 19,139 3,828 2.45%    
Germany 83,517,045 3,738,868 3,687,715 51,153 10,231 4.48% 91,039 87,395 3,644 729 2.43%    
U.K. 67,530,172 4,920,156 4,499,934 420,222 84,044 7.29% 128,486 127,983 503 101 2.61%    
France 65,129,728 5,845,622 5,728,418 117,204 23,441 8.98% 111,314 108,358 2,956 591 1.90%    
Italy 60,550,075 4,263,317 4,192,183 71,134 14,227 7.04% 127,649 125,225 2,424 485 2.99%    
Spain 46,692,858 3,833,868 3,636,453 197,415 39,483 8.21% 80,911 79,620 1,291 258 2.11%    
Greece 10,473,455 425,964 389,804 36,160 7,232 4.07% 12,716 11,772 944 189 2.99%    
Sweden 10,036,379 1,090,880 1,058,341 32,539 6,508 10.87% 14,631 14,366 265 53 1.34%    
Country Population Infected Current Count Infected Prior Count This Period Infection Count Per Week Infection Rate Dead Current Count Dead Prior Count This Period Dead Count Per Week Death Rate    
AMERICAS                          
U.S.A 329,064,917 33,715,658 33,258,547 457,111 91,422 10.25% 605,508 589,879 15,629 3,126 1.80%    
Canada 37,411,047 1,424,245 1,386,358 37,887 7,577 3.81% 26,314 25,200 1,114 223 1.85%    
Brazil 212,559,417 18,742,025 16,515,120 2,226,905 445,381 8.82% 523,587 448,208 75,379 15,076 2.79%    
                           
Middle East                          
Iran 82,913,906 3,254,818 2,902,094 352,724 70,545 3.93% 84,792 78,597 6,195 1,239 2.61%    
Turkey 83,809,754 5,440,368 5,242,911 197,457 39,491 6.49% 49,847 46,268 3,579 716 0.92%