US COVID-19 Infection and Death Data, Charts and Predictions

Date Reported: May 18 2022 1:58PM

Current Covid-19 Statistics - United States

Total Documented Infections	82,677,263
Total Deaths	997,887
US Calculated Mortality	1.21%

Chart of Daily Infections with Trendline - COVID-19 - United States (US)

Curve Fit of Covid-19 Infection Statistics (idealized) - United States^*

Total Test Positives Predicted	284,132,084
Start of Ramp Up	01/11/2020
End of Ramp Down	07/26/2026
Most Positives per Day	179,138
Peak of Daily Positives	04/19/2023
Duration of Mass Infections	2389 days

^*Predictions based on documented daliy infections matching that of a 2nd order polynomial.

Chart of Daily Deaths with Trendline - COVID-19 - United States (US)

Curve Fit of Covid-19 Death Statistics (idealized) - United States^*

Start of Death Ramp Up	08/25/2018
End of Death Ramp Down	10/06/2023
Peak of Daily Deaths	03/16/2021
Duration of Mass Deaths	1868 days
"Predicted" Integrated Deaths	1,304,622

^*Predictions based on documented daliy infections matching that of a 2nd order polynomial.

Chart of Total Infections - COVID-19 - United States (US)

Chart of Total Deaths - COVID-19 - United States (US)

CDC Latest News

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Wed, 18 May 2022 17:58:00 GMT

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Wed, 18 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT

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Wed, 18 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT

Previous COVID-19 Forecasts: Hospitalizations

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