Pandemic diary - August 2022

Tuesday, 2 August 2022
The 7-day average number of new infections rises above 3,000 for the first time since 4 April 2022. In 2021 the figure was crossed on 20 October, in 2020 on 10 October. Positivity rate reaches 40%, as badly as during the second wave in the autumn of 2020.

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
My parents receive the second booster shot. As it turns out, prematurely, since my mother’s immune system was still activated in response to an apparent encounter to the virus in the sanatory.

Saturday, 20 August 2022
The cumulative number of cases worldwide reaches 600,000,000. With testing being less widespread everywhere.

Tuesday, 23 August 2022
The sixth COVID-19 wave in Poland, being the first a summer one, tops out at 4,249 cases (7-day average), being the official number. Experts judge the actual number of infections could have reached between 50,000 and 100,000 a day.

Saturday, 27 August 2022
R(t), the reproduction coefficient, declines sustainably below 1.0x in Poland. If the pandemic hits again, it will be probably a minor quandary in comparison to shortages in energy resources.