MONDAY'S COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID numbers show a lot has happened in a year

District 7 COVID-19 data, as of noon on Monday, May 17

A worldwide snapshot of the coronavirus pandemic as of May 17, 2020-2021 shows a lot happened in a year.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) and the World Health Organization, on May 17, 2020, there were 4,619,477 diagnosed cases worldwide, with 311,847 deaths reported.

The United States confirmed 1,467,065 total cases of COVID-19 and 88,709 reported deaths as of May 18, 2020.

In Clay County, Indiana, on those dates, there were 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with one death reported as of April 20.

A year later, COVID-19 in the United States, as of May 17, 2021, shows total cases at 32,753,426 and total deaths at 582,769. The World Health Organization provides global data (as of noon May 17, 2021), confirming 162,704,139 cases, including 3,374,052 deaths reported.

Data provided by the Indiana State Department of Health on May 17, 2021, shows Clay County with a total of confirmed COVID-19 cases 2,613 and 47 Deaths.

The most significant change was the arrival of COVID-19 vaccinations in December 2020, with the United States gearing up for its largest-ever immunization campaign in 2021. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the total vaccines administered on May 17, 2021, is 272,925,411. The WHO confirms 1,264,164,553 vaccinations have been completed worldwide.

The ISDH data shows 2,305,943 Hoosiers are fully vaccinated as of May 17, with 9,450 Clay County residents vaccinated by the same date