COVID-19 Update

Note - slight change in Vax reporting: WaPo dropped the Total Priority Population in favor of Total Eligible Population.

World

New Cases:   487,315 (⬆︎ .39%)
New Deaths:    10,314 (⬆︎ .38%)

USA

New Cases:   58,705 (⬆︎ .19%)
New Deaths:       936 (⬆︎ .17%)

Vaccination Scorecard
Total Vaccinations:           83.9 million (⬆︎ 1.33%)
Total Eligible Population: 31.4%
Total Population:              25.3%

Axios Rundown:

• Politics: Vaccine diplomacy is Biden's next challenge.
• Health: Spring break travel stands in the way of pandemic progress
• Vaccines: U.S. approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine plant — AstraZeneca commits to more complete data — Vaccine manufacturing output expected to triple from February to March.
• Economy: U.S. home sales decline but prices rise double digits — Americans who don't receive direct deposit by March 24 will be mailed checks.
• World: Germany extends restrictions and announces strict Easter lockdown.
• Axios-Ipsos poll: America reemerges.

Keep your guard up