national COVID-19 trends
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National COVID-19 trends, April 21
COVID-19 levels continue to be on the lower end throughout most of the U.S., as we remain in a lull between waves. Variant trackers are closely following the lineage BA.3.2 (or “Cicada”); while it seems to not be driving widespread outbreaks yet, data are limited.
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National COVID-19 trends, April 14
COVID-19 levels remain low to moderate across most of the U.S. as of early April, as we are in a lull between surges. Data trackers are closely watching the BA.3.2 variant (also called “Cicada”); it may be driving outbreaks in select locations, but is not causing major increases yet.
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National COVID-19 trends, April 7
Here are the latest national COVID-19 trends, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and major wastewater surveillance providers: COVID-19 levels are low to moderate across most of the U.S., as we are in a lull between waves. But they are unlikely to get much lower without widespread public health measures.…
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National COVID-19 trends, March 31
COVID-19 levels are relatively low across much of the U.S. as of late March — about as low as we generally see in plateaus between surges at this point in the pandemic, but still higher than what would be possible if widespread health precautions were still in place. Meanwhile, experts are monitoring a newer variant,…
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National COVID-19 trends, March 24
The U.S.’s long winter COVID-19 wave is slowly coming to an end: all major metrics report declines or plateaus in SARS-CoV-2 spread across the country as of mid-March. Flu and RSV cases are declining, too.
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National COVID-19 trends, March 17
National COVID-19 metrics continue to decline in the U.S., but they are moving slowly. This winter’s wave continues to reach into the spring. Flu indicators are also continuing to decline, while RSV levels are higher but may have peaked for this season.
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National COVID-19 trends, March 10
After several weeks of little change in national COVID-19 levels, metrics are now trending down more definitively. This winter’s COVID-19 wave may have peaked at a lower point than we’ve seen in prior years, but it’s been a long one. And months of moderate-to-high viral spread add up in causing severe disease and new Long…
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National COVID-19 trends, March 3
The COVID-19 picture in the U.S. hasn’t changed much over the last month: national disease levels are declining, but very slowly, as some parts of the country (particularly in the Midwest and South) remain disease hotspots even as we head into the spring.
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National COVID-19 trends, February 24
The U.S.’s long winter of airborne virus spread continues. COVID-19 is still spreading at higher levels in some parts of the country, particularly in the Midwest, and may be increasing further in other regions. Flu remains at high levels, too, as the influenza B strain continues to rise.
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National COVID-19 trends, February 17
Both COVID-19 and the seasonal flu have been spreading at higher levels in the U.S. for months now, and that trend is likely to continue with both pathogens for several more weeks. While national COVID-19 metrics are stable or slowly declining, the disease is increasing in concentration in some parts of the country as it…
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