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Lance · May 1, 2022

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Interpretive Summary for April 29, 2022
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This week, the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program marks two milestones: 500 days since the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in the United States, and 100 million first booster doses administered. While 100 million boosters is certainly something to celebrate, the fact remains that half of those eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot—about 91 million people—have not yet received one. Staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, including recommended boosters, is the safest way to protect against severe outcomes from COVID-19.

Vaccines increase our protection against COVID-19, even for those with a previous COVID-19 infection. A new CDC study shows that the record number of infections during the Omicron wave gave many Americans infection-induced immunity. Between December 2021 and February 2022, the estimated percentage of the U.S. population with infection-induced antibodies increased from 34% to 58% across all age groups. The largest increases were in children and adolescents.

Reinfections can occur. Everyone should stay up to date with recommended COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters for those who are eligible. In the United States, this means a primary series for everyone ages 5 years and older and a booster for everyone ages 12 years and older. Some peoplepdf icon are also eligible to receive a second booster. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is fast, easy, and free. Find a vaccine near you.

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COVID-19 Community Levels

On February 25, 2022, CDC updated the way it monitors COVID-19’s impact on our communities. Widespread availability of vaccines and testing, advances in treatments, and increasing levels of immunity in the population through vaccination or previous infection have moved the COVID-19 pandemic to a new phase. While we can’t prevent all cases of COVID-19, we can continue to limit the spread and protect those who are most at risk of severe illness.

Currently, there are 54 (1.68%) counties, districts, or territories with a high COVID-19 Community Level, 256 (7.95%) counties with a medium Community Level, and 2,910 (90.37%) counties with a low Community Level. This represents a slight (0.59%) increase in the number of high-level counties, a small (+1.43%) increase in the number of medium-level counties, and a corresponding (−2.02%) decrease in the number of low-level counties. Seventeen (30.36%) of 56 jurisdictions had no high- or medium-level counties this week.

To check your COVID-19 community level, visit COVID Data Tracker.

U.S. COVID-19 Community Levels by County

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COVID-19 Community Levels

Reported Cases

As of April 27, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (53,133) increased 25.2% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (42,427). A total of 81,028,797 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States as of April 27, 2022.

CDC Nowcast projections* for the week ending April 23, 2022, estimate the combined national proportion of lineages designated as Omicron to be 100%. There are several lineages of Omicron: B.1.1.529, BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5 and within each lineage are multiple sublineages. COVID Data Tracker shows the proportions of Omicron lineages grouped as follows: the B.1.1.529 lineage (includes BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5), the BA.1.1** lineage, the BA.2 lineage, and the BA.2.12.1 lineage. The predominant Omicron lineage in the United States is BA.2. The national proportion of BA.2 is projected to be 68.5% (95% PI 61.8-74.5%). The national proportion of BA.2.12.1 is projected to be 28.2% (95% PI 21.9-35.4%). BA.1.1 is projected to be 2.8% (95% PI 2.4-3.4%) and B.1.1.529 (BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5) is projected to be 0.2% (95% PI 0.1-0.3%). Omicron is predicted to be 100% in all HHS regions.

81,028,797
Total Cases Reported

53,133
Current 7-Day Average***

42,427
Prior 7-Day Average

25.2%
Change in 7-Day Average since Prior Week

*The median time from specimen collection to sequence data reporting is about 3 weeks. As a result, weighted estimates for the most recent few weeks may be unstable or unavailable. CDC’s Nowcast is a data projection tool that helps fill this gap by generating timely estimates of variant proportions for variants that are circulating in the United States. View Nowcast estimates on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker website on the Variant Proportions page.

**For national data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is shown separately. For regional data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is also aggregated with B.1.1.529.

***Historical cases are excluded from daily new cases and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset for the applicable date. Of 519,862 historical cases reported retroactively, 3,033 were reported in the current week and 559 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in COVID-19 Cases in the United States Reported to CDC

7-Day moving average

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Vaccinations

The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program began December 14, 2020. As of April 27, 2022, 574.2 million vaccine doses have been administered in the United States. Overall, about 257.4 million people, or 77.5% of the total U.S. population, have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 219.5 million people, or 66.1% of the total U.S. population, have been fully vaccinated.* Of those fully vaccinated, about 100.3 million people have received a booster dose,** but 49.5% of the total booster-eligible population has not yet received a booster dose. As of April 27, 2022, the 7-day average number of administered vaccine doses reported (by date of CDC report) to CDC per day was 535,362, a 13.7% increase from the previous week.

CDC’s COVID Data Tracker displays vaccination trends by age group, race/ethnicity, and urban/rural status. To see trends by age group and race/ethnicity, visit the Vaccination Demographic Trends tab. To see trends by urban/rural status, visit the COVID-19 Vaccination Equity tab.

574,232,736
Vaccine Doses Administered

257,423,254
People who received at least one dose

219,483,386
People who are fully vaccinated*

77.5%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has received at least one dose

66.1%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has been fully vaccinated*

+0.1
Percentage point increase from last week

+0.1
Percentage point increase from last week

*Represents the number of people who have received the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series (such as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines) or one dose of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

**Represents the number of people who are fully vaccinated and have received another dose of COVID-19 vaccine since August 13, 2021. This includes people who received their first additional dose or booster dose.

Daily Change in the Total Number of Administered COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reported to CDC by the Date of CDC Report, United States

7-Day moving average

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Hospitalizations

New Hospital Admissions

The current 7-day daily average for April 20–26, 2022, was 1,889. This is a 18.5% increase from the prior 7-day average (1,594) from April 13–19, 2022.

4,636,994
Total New Admissions

1,889
Current 7-Day Average

1,594
Prior 7-Day Average

+18.5%
Change in 7-Day Average

The start of consistent reporting of hospital admissions data was August 1, 2020.

Daily Trends in Number of New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in the United States

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New admissions are pulled from a 10 am EDT snapshot of the HHS Unified Hospital Data – Analytic Dataset. Due to potential reporting delays, data from the most recent 7 days, as noted in the figure above with the grey bar, should be interpreted with caution. Small shifts in historic data may also occur due to changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider of Services file, which is used to identify the cohort of included hospitals.

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COVID-NET: Trends in Hospitalizations in Adults Ages 65 Years and Older

CDC’s Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) shows that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, people ages 65 years and older were the age group with the highest rates of hospitalization among all adults. While hospitalization rates in this age group had been decreasing over several months, preliminary data show that rates of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among adults ages 65 years and older have begun to rise beginning the week ending April 9, 2022. These are the first increases in rates of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations seen in this age group since the week ending January 15, 2022.

Rates of COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations in Adults Ages 65 Years and Older

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) is an additional source for hospitalization data collected through a network of more than 250 acute-care hospitals in 14 states (representing ~10% of the U.S. population). Detailed data on patient demographics, including race/ethnicity, underlying medical conditions, medical interventions, and clinical outcomes, are collected using a standardized case reporting form.
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Deaths

The current 7-day moving average of new deaths (334) has decreased 5.3% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (353). As of April 27, 2022, a total of 990,208 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the United States.

990,208
Total Deaths Reported

334
Current 7-Day Average*

353
Prior 7-Day Average

-5.3%
Change in 7-Day Average Since Prior Week

*Historical deaths are excluded from the daily new deaths and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset by their applicable date. Of 21,418 historical deaths reported retroactively, 235 were reported in the current week; and 137 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in Number of COVID-19 Deaths in the United States Reported to CDC

7-Day moving average

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Testing

The percentage of COVID-19 NAATs (nucleic acid amplification tests)* that are positive (percent positivity) is increasing in comparison to the previous week. The 7-day average of percent positivity from NAATs is now 6.1%. The 7-day average number of tests reported for April 15-21, 2022, was 588,505, down 20.0% from 735,366 for the prior 7 days.

864,803,009
Total Tests Reported

588,505
7-Day Average Tests Reported

6.1%
7-Day Average % Positivity

5.2%
Previous 7-Day Average % Positivity

+0.91
Percentage point change in 7-Day Average % Positivity since Prior Week

*Test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19

COVID-19 NAAT Laboratory Test 7-day Percent Positivity by State/Territory

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More Testing DataWastewater Surveillance

In February 2022, CDC’s COVID Data Tracker released a Wastewater Surveillance tab, which tracks levels, changes, and detections of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in wastewater at more than 800 testing sites across the country. Because many people with COVID-19 shed the virus in their feces, wastewater testing can help us monitor COVID-19 in communities. Wastewater surveillance can provide an early warning of increasing COVID-19 cases and help communities prepare.

Currently, virus levels in wastewater are relatively low across the country. However, more than half of all sites reporting wastewater data are experiencing a modest increase in SARS-CoV-2 levels. These increases often reflect minor changes from very low levels to levels that are still low. It’s important to note that even a small increase when levels are low can appear like a dramatic increase in the percent change. For more information on how to use wastewater data, visit CDC’s website.

SARS-CoV-2 Levels in Wastewater by Site

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0% means levels are the lowest they have been at the site; 100% means levels are the highest they have been at the site.

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Lance · May 8, 2022

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Interpretive Summary for May 5, 2022
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in the United States. Although deaths continue to decrease, the United States is expected to reach 1 million deaths soon.

When trends start to change across the country and in your community, you can use CDC’s COVID-19 Integrated County View to find out how to protect yourself and others from severe illness. For example, each county’s COVID-19 Community Level is ranked as low, medium, or high, based on hospital beds being used by patients with COVID-19, new hospital admissions among people with COVID-19, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in your area. It’s easy to check your county’s level on CDC’s website and learn what actions you should take.

No matter what your COVID-19 Community Level, everyone should stay up to date with vaccination for the best protection against becoming severely ill from COVID-19,* including those who have already had COVID-19. COVID Data Tracker shows that 46% of the U.S. population has received one booster, but half of those who are booster-eligible haven’t gotten one yet. Find a vaccine provider and get your booster as soon as you are eligible.

*At any level, people with or around those with higher risk for serious illness, with symptoms, exposure to someone with COVID-19, or a positive test should take extra precautions to protect themselves and others. For people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19, medications that can reduce your chances of severe illness and death are available. If you are moderately or severely immunocompromised or severely allergic to COVID-19 vaccines, you may be eligible for Evusheldexternal icon, a medicine given by your healthcare provider to help prevent you from getting COVID-19.

What's New

COVID Data Tracker’s COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States tab was updated to include a count of the people in the United States who have received a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.
Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant — United States, February 14–March 27, 2022

COVID-19 Community Levels

As of May 5, 2022, there are 78 (2.42%) counties, districts, or territories with a high COVID-19 Community Level, 316 (9.81%) counties with a medium Community Level, and 2,826 (87.76%) counties with a low Community Level. This represents a slight (0.75 percentage points) increase in the number of high-level counties, a small (+1.86 percentage points) increase in the number of medium-level counties, and a corresponding (−2.61 percentage points) decrease in the number of low-level counties. Sixteen (28.57%) of 56 jurisdictions had no high- or medium-level counties this week.

To check your COVID-19 community level, visit COVID Data Tracker.

U.S. COVID-19 Community Levels by County

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COVID-19 Community Levels

Reported Cases

As of May 4, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (64,781) increased 21.4% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (53,362). A total of 81,492,170 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States as of May 4, 2022.

CDC Nowcast projections* for the week ending April 30, 2022, estimate the combined national proportion of lineages designated as Omicron to be 100%. There are several lineages of Omicron (B.1.1.529, BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4, and BA.5), and each one has multiple sublineages. COVID Data Tracker shows the proportions of Omicron lineages grouped as follows: the B.1.1.529 lineage (includes BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5), the BA.1.1** lineage, the BA.2 lineage, and the BA.2.12.1 lineage. The predominant Omicron lineage in the United States is BA.2. The national proportion of BA.2 is projected to be 61.9% (95% PI 53.8-69.4%). The national proportion of BA.2.12.1 is projected to be 36.5% (95% PI 28.9-44.9%). BA.1.1 is projected to be 1.3% (95% PI 1.0-1.6%) and B.1.1.529 (BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5) is projected to be 0.1% (95% PI 0.1-0.2%). Omicron is predicted to be 100% in all HHS regions.

81,492,170
Total Cases Reported

64,781
Current 7-Day Average***

53,362
Prior 7-Day Average

21.4%
Change in 7-Day Average since Prior Week

*The median time from specimen collection to sequence data reporting is about 3 weeks. As a result, weighted estimates for the most recent few weeks may be unstable or unavailable. CDC’s Nowcast is a data projection tool that helps fill this gap by generating timely estimates of variant proportions for variants that are circulating in the United States. View Nowcast estimates on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker website on the Variant Proportions page.

**For national data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is shown separately. For regional data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is also aggregated with B.1.1.529.

***Historical cases are excluded from daily new cases and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset for the applicable date. Of 523,223 historical cases reported retroactively, 2,316 were reported in the current week and 4,078 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in COVID-19 Cases in the United States Reported to CDC

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Vaccinations

The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program began December 14, 2020. As of May 4, 2022, 577.3 million vaccine doses have been administered in the United States. Overall, about 257.9 million people, or 77.7% of the total U.S. population, have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 219.9 million people, or 66.2% of the total U.S. population, have been fully vaccinated.* Of those fully vaccinated, about 100.9 million people have received a booster,** but 49.4% of the total booster-eligible population has not yet received a booster. As of May 4, 2022, the 7-day average number of administered vaccine doses reported (by date of CDC report) to CDC per day was 439,158, a 18.0% increase from the previous week.

CDC’s COVID Data Tracker displays vaccination trends by age group, race/ethnicity, and urban/rural status. To see trends by age group and race/ethnicity, visit the Vaccination Demographic Trends tab. To see trends by urban/rural status, visit the COVID-19 Vaccination Equity tab.

577,306,842
Vaccine Doses Administered

257,881,623
People who received at least one dose

219,902,417
People who are fully vaccinated*

77.7%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has received at least one dose

66.2%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has been fully vaccinated*

+0.2
Percentage point increase from last week

+0.1
Percentage point increase from last week

*Represents the number of people who have received the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series (such as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines) or one dose of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

**Represents the number of people who are fully vaccinated and have received another dose of COVID-19 vaccine since August 13, 2021. This includes people who received their first additional dose or booster.

Daily Change in the Total Number of Administered COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reported to CDC by the Date of CDC Report, United States

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Hospitalizations

New Hospital Admissions

The current 7-day daily average for April 27–May 3, 2022, was 2,219. This is a 16.6% increase from the prior 7-day average (1,903) from April 20–26, 2022.

4,652,617
Total New Admissions

2,219
Current 7-Day Average

1,903
Prior 7-Day Average

+16.6%
Change in 7-Day Average

The start of consistent reporting of hospital admissions data was August 1, 2020.

Daily Trends in Number of New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in the United States

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New admissions are pulled from a 10 am EDT snapshot of the HHS Unified Hospital Data – Analytic Dataset. Due to potential reporting delays, data from the most recent 7 days, as noted in the figure above with the grey bar, should be interpreted with caution. Small shifts in historic data may also occur due to changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider of Services file, which is used to identify the cohort of included hospitals.

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COVID-NET: Hospitalization Rates by Vaccination Status among Adults Ages 50 Years and Older

CDC’s Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) shows that rates of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in March 2022 were higher in unvaccinated adults compared to adults who received a primary vaccination series plus a booster or additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Among adults ages 50–64 years, the COVID-19-associated hospitalization rate in March among unvaccinated persons was 4.7 times higher than among those who received a booster or additional dose. Among adults ages 65 years and older, the rate of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations was 6.2 times higher among unvaccinated adults compared with adults who received a booster or additional dose.

Hospitalization Rates by Vaccination Status among Adults Ages 65 Years and Older

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) is an additional source for hospitalization data collected through a network of more than 250 acute-care hospitals in 14 states (representing ~10% of the U.S. population). Detailed data on patient demographics, including race/ethnicity, underlying medical conditions, medical interventions, and clinical outcomes, are collected using a standardized case reporting form.
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Deaths

The current 7-day moving average of new deaths (334) has decreased 2.5% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (343). As of May 4, 2022, a total of 994,187 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the United States.

994,187
Total Deaths Reported

334
Current 7-Day Average*

343
Prior 7-Day Average

-2.5%
Change in 7-Day Average Since Prior Week

*Historical deaths are excluded from the daily new deaths and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset by their applicable date. Of 21,721 historical deaths reported retroactively, 303 were reported in the current week; and 235 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in Number of COVID-19 Deaths in the United States Reported to CDC

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Testing

The percentage of COVID-19 NAATs (nucleic acid amplification tests)* that are positive (percent positivity) is increasing in comparison to the previous week. The 7-day average of percent positivity from NAATs is now 7.4%. The 7-day average number of tests reported for April 22-28, 2022, was 754,129, up 22.3% from 616,619 for the prior 7 days.

870,773,474
Total Tests Reported

754,129
7-Day Average Tests Reported

7.4%
7-Day Average % Positivity

5.8%
Previous 7-Day Average % Positivity

+1.62
Percentage point change in 7-Day Average % Positivity since Prior Week

*Test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19

COVID-19 NAAT Laboratory Test 7-day Percent Positivity by State/Territory

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More Testing DataWastewater Surveillance

COVID Data Tracker’s Wastewater Surveillance tab tracks levels, changes, and detections of SARS-CoV-2* viral RNA in wastewater at more than 800 testing sites across the country. Because many people with COVID-19 shed the virus in their feces, wastewater testing can help us monitor COVID-19 in communities. Wastewater surveillance can provide an early warning of increasing COVID-19 cases and help communities prepare.

Currently, most sites are reporting low to moderate SARS-CoV-2 levels. But about 15% are seeing their highest levels since December 1, 2021. More than half of all sites are experiencing a modest increase. These increases often reflect minor changes from very low levels to levels that are still low. It’s important to note that even a small increase when levels are low can appear like a dramatic increase in the percent change. For more information on how to use wastewater data, visit CDC’s website.

*The virus that causes COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 Levels in Wastewater by Site

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Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases

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Interpretive Summary for May 13, 2022
A Tragic Milestone

The first COVID-19 death in the United States was recorded the week of January 11, 2020. More than two years later, we are approaching a tragic milestone: one million lives lost to COVID-19. The toll of this disease, the continued loss of life around the world, and the impact on our nation has been heartbreaking. Beyond causing sickness and death, the pandemic has triggered education disruptions, job loss, separation from friends and family, food insecurity, financial burden, and an unprecedented mental health crisis. By October 2021, more than 140,000 children in the United States had lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19. Since then the number has risen to more than 241,000external icon.

The pandemic has affected everyone deeply, but some have experienced the burden of COVID-19 more than others. The past two years have shed light on the fact that health equity is still not a reality. Many racial and ethnic minority groups, older adults, people with disabilities, and people living in rural areas have been disproportionately impacted, putting them more at risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. Efforts to tailor programs and messages must continue to ensure that everyone has equitable access to information, resources, vaccines, and treatments. When we focus our public health efforts on health equity, all communities will be stronger, safer, healthier, and more resilient.

Every life lost to COVID-19 is a tragedy and should be a reminder to continue taking precautions to prevent further serious illness and death. We have more tools now, like powerful vaccines and treatments, to protect ourselves and the people around us. We must continue to do our part to get vaccinated, remain up to date, and encourage others to do the same, to reduce the amount of COVID-19 in our communities, and protect those who are at increased risk of severe illness and death.

Note to Readers: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on our lives. Many of us are facing challenges and losses that can be stressful and overwhelming. CDC has resources to help people with the range of emotions they may face. For information on connecting with a trained mental health professional, visit the CDC webpage People Seeking Help.

A Closer Look

What's New

COVID Data Tracker is now available in Spanish. Visit Herramienta de seguimiento de datos del COVID-19 de los CDC.
COVID Data Tracker’s Vaccine Effectiveness page was updated to highlight the most current relevant studies and findings, allowing for easier interpretation. The page includes a summary table of CDC-authored vaccine effectiveness studies published in the previous month, as well as key findings from the studies by age group.
COVID Data Tracker’s Communications Toolkit now includes a resource that displays COVID-19 Community Levels over time.

COVID-19 Community Levels

As of May 12, 2022, there are 137 (4.25%) counties, districts, or territories with a high COVID-19 Community Level, 453 (14.07%) counties with a medium Community Level, and 2,630 (81.68%) counties with a low Community Level. This represents a small (+1.77 percentage points) increase in the number of high-level counties, a moderate (+4.10 percentage points) increase in the number of medium-level counties, and a corresponding (−5.87 percentage points) decrease in the number of low-level counties. Eight (15.38%) of 52 jurisdictions had no high- or medium-level counties this week.

To check your COVID-19 Community Level, visit COVID Data Tracker.

U.S. COVID-19 Community Levels by County

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COVID-19 Community Levels

Reported Cases

As of May 11, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (84,778) increased 30.7% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (64,863). A total of 82,087,117 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States as of May 11, 2022.

CDC Nowcast projections* for the week ending May 7, 2022, estimate the combined national proportion of lineages designated as Omicron to be 100%. There are several lineages of Omicron (B.1.1.529, BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4, and BA.5), and within each are multiple sublineages. COVID Data Tracker shows the proportions of Omicron lineages grouped as follows: the B.1.1.529 lineage (includes BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5), the BA.1.1** lineage, the BA.2 lineage, and the BA.2.12.1 lineage. The predominant Omicron lineage in the United States is BA.2. The national proportion of BA.2 is projected to be 56.4% (95% PI 49.3-63.3%). The national proportion of BA.2.12.1 is projected to be 42.6% (95% PI 35.6-49.9%). BA.1.1 is projected to be 0.6% (95% PI 0.5-0.8%) and B.1.1.529 (BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5) is projected to be 0.2% (95% PI 0.1-0.4%). Omicron is predicted to be 100% in all HHS regions.

82,087,117
Total Cases Reported

84,778
Current 7-Day Average***

64,863
Prior 7-Day Average

30.7%
Change in 7-Day Average since Prior Week

*The median time from specimen collection to sequence data reporting is about 3 weeks. As a result, weighted estimates for the most recent few weeks may be unstable or unavailable. CDC’s Nowcast is a data projection tool that helps fill this gap by generating timely estimates of variant proportions for variants that are circulating in the United States. View Nowcast estimates on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker website on the Variant Proportions page.

**For national data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is shown separately. For regional data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is also aggregated with B.1.1.529.

***Historical cases are excluded from daily new cases and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset for the applicable date. Of 522,870 historical cases reported retroactively, 5 were reported in the current week and 2,316 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in COVID-19 Cases in the United States Reported to CDC

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Vaccinations

The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program began December 14, 2020. As of May 12, 2022, 580.0 million vaccine doses have been administered in the United States. Overall, about 258.3 million people, or 77.8% of the total U.S. population, have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 220.3 million people, or 66.3% of the total U.S. population, have been fully vaccinated.* Of those fully vaccinated, about 101.5 million people have received a booster dose,** but 49.4% of the total booster-eligible population has not yet received a booster dose. As of May 11, 2022, the 7-day average number of administered vaccine doses reported (by date of CDC report) to CDC per day was 390,306, an 11.1% decrease from the previous week.

CDC’s COVID Data Tracker displays vaccination trends by age group, race/ethnicity, and urban/rural status. To see trends by age group and race/ethnicity, visit the Vaccination Demographic Trends tab. To see trends by urban/rural status, visit the COVID-19 Vaccination Equity tab.

580,038,981
Vaccine Doses Administered

258,284,015
People who received at least one dose

220,287,778
People who are fully vaccinated*

77.8%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has received at least one dose

66.3%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has been fully vaccinated*

+0.2
Percentage point increase from last week

+0.1
Percentage point increase from last week

*Represents the number of people who have received the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series (such as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines) or one dose of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

**Represents the number of people who are fully vaccinated and have received another dose of COVID-19 vaccine since August 13, 2021. This includes people who received their first additional dose or booster.

Daily Change in the Total Number of Administered COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Reported to CDC by the Date of CDC Report, United States

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Hospitalizations

New Hospital Admissions

The current 7-day daily average for May 4–10, 2022, was 2,629. This is a 17.5% increase from the prior 7-day average (2,238) from April 27–May 3, 2022.

4,671,162
Total New Admissions

2,629
Current 7-Day Average

2,238
Prior 7-Day Average

+17.5%
Change in 7-Day Average

The start of consistent reporting of hospital admissions data was August 1, 2020.

Daily Trends in Number of New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in the United States

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New admissions are pulled from a 10 am EDT snapshot of the HHS Unified Hospital Data – Analytic Dataset. Due to potential reporting delays, data from the most recent 7 days, as noted in the figure above with the grey bar, should be interpreted with caution. Small shifts in historic data may also occur due to changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider of Services file, which is used to identify the cohort of included hospitals.

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COVID-NET: Hospitalization Rates by Vaccination Status among Adults Ages 65 Years and Older

CDC’s Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) shows that overall rates of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations have increased since the week ending April 2, 2022. Notably, rates among adults ages 65 years and older have seen the sharpest increase in rates, from 6.5 per 100,000 population on April 2, to 15.6 per 100,000 population on April 30. Among this group, older adults ages 85 and older have had the largest increase in hospitalization rates, increasing from 14.8 per 100,000 population on April 2, to 45.4 per 100,000 population on April 30.

Hospitalization Rates among Adults Ages 65 Years and Older

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) is an additional source for hospitalization data collected through a network of more than 250 acute-care hospitals in 14 states (representing ~10% of the U.S. population). Detailed data on patient demographics, including race/ethnicity, underlying medical conditions, medical interventions, and clinical outcomes, are collected using a standardized case reporting form.

Deaths

The current 7-day moving average of new deaths (273) has decreased 15.4% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (322). As of May 11, 2022, a total of 996,376 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the United States.

996,376
Total Deaths Reported

273
Current 7-Day Average*

322
Prior 7-Day Average

-15.4%
Change in 7-Day Average Since Prior Week

*Historical deaths are excluded from the daily new deaths and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset by their applicable date. Of 21,721 historical deaths reported retroactively, 0 were reported in the current week; and 303 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in Number of COVID-19 Deaths in the United States Reported to CDC

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Testing

The percentage of COVID-19 NAATs (nucleic acid amplification tests)* that are positive (percent positivity) is increasing in comparison to the previous week. The 7-day average of percent positivity from NAATs is now 9.1%. The 7-day average number of tests reported for April 29–May 5, 2022, was 746,765, down 4.6% from 783,008 for the prior 7 days.

876,537,308
Total Tests Reported

746,765
7-Day Average Tests Reported

9.1%
7-Day Average % Positivity

7.1%
Previous 7-Day Average % Positivity

+1.98
Percentage point change in 7-Day Average % Positivity since Prior Week

*Test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19

COVID-19 NAAT Laboratory Test 7-day Percent Positivity by State/Territory

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More Testing DataWastewater Surveillance

COVID Data Tracker’s Wastewater Surveillance tab tracks levels, changes, and detections of SARS-CoV-2* viral RNA in wastewater at more than 900 testing sites across the country.

Currently, most of the country is reporting low to moderate SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater. However, around 20% of sites are currently seeing some of the highest levels for those sites since December 1, 2021. More than half of all sites reporting wastewater data are experiencing a modest increase in SARS-CoV-2 levels. These increases often reflect minor changes from very low levels to levels that are still low. It’s important to note that even a small increase when levels are low can appear like a dramatic increase in the percent change. For more information on how to use wastewater data, visit CDC’s website.

*The virus that causes COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 Levels in Wastewater by Site

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More Wastewater DataA Closer Look

Understanding COVID-19 Mortality Surveillance Systems

Mortality (death) is a key metric in epidemiologic investigations. During the pandemic, CDC has used three main sources of death data for COVID-19 surveillance:

The National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): NVSS data are the gold standard for tracking deaths in the United States across a variety of health conditions, but they require time to collect and verify. NVSS collects official death certificate data from 57 jurisdictions (public health agencies in all 50 states; Washington, D.C.; New York City; and five territories), receiving about 60% of records within 10 days of the date of death. NCHS codes the cause of death, reviews the death certificate, and processes the data for use in surveillance and final mortality statistics. The coded certificates are shared back with the states, and these become the official counts of cause of death. NCHS publishes preliminary counts by cause of death with about a two-week lag and publishes final counts by cause of death 11 to 12 months after the conclusion of the calendar year. Sometimes, the NVSS data may be slower than case-based surveillance (lags of one to eight weeks or more), but they have more complete and accurate information on demographics and date of death.
COVID-19 Aggregate Case and Death Surveillance (ACS): In January 2020, CDC established the ACS system for tracking aggregate COVID-19 case and death data. ACS provides the timeliest information of the three systems, publishing the daily number of new and cumulative COVID-19 cases and deaths from each jurisdiction and summarizing the day-to-day changes. The data are based on date of report to the public health agency, but the actual date of death could be up to a few weeks earlier. The data are considered preliminary because the official death certificates might not yet have been processed with a coded cause of death. ACS data have proved critical for COVID-19 surveillance and continue to inform CDC’s response operations.
Case-level surveillance data: These data are collected at the individual level and provide more detailed information on cases and deaths than aggregate case reporting. Case-level data include patient demographics, such as age, race and ethnicity, signs and symptoms of illness, underlying health conditions, and possible routes of exposure. Public health agencies routinely link their case surveillance data and death registries to determine if and when a person may have died. The death information can be collected before or after NVSS death certificate processing. This source, like the aggregate case data, might underestimate the number of deaths because not everyone who has COVID-19 is officially identified as a case.

Mortality data continue to play a central role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of multiple data streams has informed CDC recommendations and established new data collection methods in preparation for future responses. All three CDC mortality systems yield roughly similar death trends but provide different levels of timeliness and detail. Across these three different systems, the collection of similar death counts, reinforces our confidence in the death statistics. The breadth of data collected during the COVID-19 response is unprecedented and would not be possible without the strong public health collaboration between CDC and its jurisdictional partners. Mortality data continue to be collected, aggregated, and made public via CDC’s COVID Data Tracker.

CDC continues to examine data collection procedures and is working to apply lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in future efforts. For more information, visit CDC’s Public Health and Data Authority website.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html

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Interpretive Summary for May 20, 2022
It’s Time for a Boost

For the week ending May 20, 2022, cases and hospitalizations continued to rise as the United States marked one million deaths from COVID-19. While about 54% of the U.S. population is experiencing low COVID-19 Community Levels, many areas have moved into medium and high levels. COVID-19 Community Levels can help communities and individuals make decisions based on their local context and their unique needs.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best option to lower your risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death if you get infected. Many people have started vaccination, but most have not stayed up to date. About 78% of people in the United States have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 66.5% are fully vaccinated. Of those who are fully vaccinated, 46.4% have received a booster and are considered up to date. Everyone ages 5 years and older is eligible to receive one booster after receiving their COVID-19 vaccine primary series. Some people are eligible to receive a second booster.

People who are up to date on vaccines have much lower risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19 compared with people who are unvaccinated. CDC’s COVID Data Tracker shows that in March 2022, adults ages 18 years and older who were unvaccinated were about 5 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than those who were up to date. In the same month, people ages 12 years and older and unvaccinated were 17 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than those who were up to date.

COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are effective at protecting people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and even dying—especially people who are boosted. As with other diseases, you are protected best from COVID-19 when you stay up to date with recommended vaccines. Find a vaccine provider near you.

Note to Readers: CDC will not publish the COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review on Friday, May 27, 2022. The Weekly Review will resume publication on Friday, June 3, 2022. To find all the latest COVID-19 data, visit COVID Data Tracker.

What's New

COVID Data Tracker’s Vaccinations in the US tab now displays the count and percent of the populations ages 50 years and older and 65 years and older who have received a second booster dose, nationally and by jurisdiction. This tab also includes a new chart of the number of people in the United States with a second booster dose, by vaccine type.
COVID Data Tracker’s Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status tab is now updated with case data through April 23, 2022, and death data through April 2, 2022.
Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant — United States, February 14–March 27, 2022

COVID-19 Community Levels

As of May 19, 2022, there are 301 (9.35%) counties, districts, or territories with a high COVID-19 Community Level, 477 (14.81%) counties with a medium Community Level, and 2,442 (75.84%) counties with a low Community Level. This represents a moderate (+5.10 percentage points) increase in the number of high-level counties, a slight (−0.74 percentage points) decrease in the number of medium-level counties, and a corresponding (−5.84 percentage points) decrease in the number of low-level counties. Five (9.62%) of 52 jurisdictions had no high- or medium-level counties this week.

To check your COVID-19 Community Level, visit COVID Data Tracker.

U.S. COVID-19 Community Levels by County

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COVID-19 Community Levels

Reported Cases

As of May 18, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (101,130) increased by 18.8% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (85,143). A total of 82,820,565 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States as of May 18, 2022.

CDC Nowcast projections* for the week ending May 14, 2022, estimate the combined national proportion of lineages designated as Omicron to be 100%. There are several lineages of Omicron (B.1.1.529, BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4, and BA.5), and within each are multiple sublineages. COVID Data Tracker shows the proportions of Omicron lineages grouped as follows: the B.1.1.529 lineage (includes BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5), the BA.1.1** lineage, the BA.2 lineage, and the BA.2.12.1 lineage. The predominant Omicron lineage in the United States is BA.2. The national proportion of BA.2 is projected to be 50.9% (95% PI 44.9-56.9%). The national proportion of BA.2.12.1 is projected to be 47.5% (95% PI 41.5-53.5%). B.1.1.529 (BA.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5) is projected to be 1.2% (95% PI 0.6-2.2%), and BA.1.1 is projected to be 0.3% (95% PI 0.2-0.4%). Omicron is predicted to be 100% in all HHS regions.

82,820,565
Total Cases Reported

101,130
Current 7-Day Average***

85,143
Prior 7-Day Average

18.8%
Change in 7-Day Average since Prior Week

**The median time from specimen collection to sequence data reporting is about 3 weeks. As a result, weighted estimates for the most recent few weeks may be unstable or unavailable. CDC’s Nowcast is a data projection tool that helps fill this gap by generating timely estimates of variant proportions for variants that are circulating in the United States. View Nowcast estimates on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker website on the Variant Proportions page.

**For national data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is shown separately. For regional data, the proportion of BA.1.1 is also aggregated with B.1.1.529.

***Historical cases are excluded from daily new cases and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset for the applicable date. Of 533,665 historical cases reported retroactively, 10,795 were reported in the current week and 5 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in COVID-19 Cases in the United States Reported to CDC

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Vaccinations

The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program began December 14, 2020. As of May 18, 2022, 582.8 million vaccine doses have been administered in the United States. Overall, about 258.0 million people, or 77.7% of the total U.S. population, have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 220.7 million people, or 66.5% of the total U.S. population, have been fully vaccinated.* Of those fully vaccinated, about 102.4 million people have received a booster dose,** but 49.1% of the total booster-eligible population has not yet received a booster dose. As of May 18, 2022, the 7-day average number of administered vaccine doses reported (by date of CDC report) to CDC per day was 388,308, a 0.5% decrease from the previous week.

CDC’s COVID Data Tracker displays vaccination trends by age group, race/ethnicity, and urban/rural status. To see trends by age group and race/ethnicity, visit the Vaccination Demographic Trends tab. To see trends by urban/rural status, visit the COVID-19 Vaccination Equity tab.

582,757,136
Vaccine Doses Administered

258,008,907
People who received at least one dose

220,739,345
People who are fully vaccinated*

77.7%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has received at least one dose

66.5%
Percentage of the U.S. population that has been fully vaccinated*

-0.1
Percentage point increase from last week

+0.2
Percentage point increase from last week

*Represents the number of people who have received the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series (such as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines) or one dose of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

**Represents the number of people who are fully vaccinated and have received another dose of COVID-19 vaccine since August 13, 2021. This includes people who received their first additional dose or booster.

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Hospitalizations

New Hospital Admissions

The current 7-day daily average for May 11–17, 2022, was 3,250. This is a 24.2% increase from the prior 7-day average (2,617) from May 4–10, 2022.

4,693,725
Total New Admissions

3,250
Current 7-Day Average

2,617
Prior 7-Day Average

+24.2%
Change in 7-Day Average

The start of consistent reporting of hospital admissions data was August 1, 2020.

Daily Trends in Number of New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in the United States

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New admissions are pulled from a 10 am EDT snapshot of the HHS Unified Hospital Data – Analytic Dataset. Due to potential reporting delays, data from the most recent 7 days, as noted in the figure above with the grey bar, should be interpreted with caution. Small shifts in historic data may also occur due to changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider of Services file, which is used to identify the cohort of included hospitals.

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COVID-NET: Hospitalization Rates among Certain Racial and Ethnic Groups

CDC’s Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) shows that overall rates of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations have increased more sharply within certain racial and ethnic groups. The largest increase was seen among non-Hispanic White persons when rates increased from 2.3 per 100,000 population for week ending April 2 to 5.3 per 100,000 population for the week ending May 7, 2022. Rates among non-Hispanic Black persons also increased, from 2.3 per 100,000 population on April 2 to 4.2 per 100,000 population on May 7. Additionally, rates among non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander persons have increased from 1.0 per 100,000 population on April 2 to 2.1 per 100,000 population on May 7.

Rates of COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations among non-Hispanic White, Black, and Asian/Pacific Islander Persons

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) is an additional source for hospitalization data collected through a network of more than 250 acute-care hospitals in 14 states (representing ~10% of the U.S. population). Detailed data on patient demographics, including race/ethnicity, underlying medical conditions, medical interventions, and clinical outcomes, are collected using a standardized case reporting form.

Deaths

The current 7-day moving average of new deaths (280) has decreased 1.2% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (284). As of May 18, 2022, a total of 998,512 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the United States.

998,512
Total Deaths Reported

280
Current 7-Day Average*

284
Prior 7-Day Average

-1.2%
Change in 7-Day Average Since Prior Week

*Historical deaths are excluded from the daily new deaths and 7-day average calculations until they are incorporated into the dataset by their applicable date. Of 21,418 historical deaths reported retroactively, 0 were reported in the current week; and 0 were reported in the prior week.

Daily Trends in Number of COVID-19 Deaths in the United States Reported to CDC

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Testing

The percentage of COVID-19 NAATs (nucleic acid amplification tests)* that are positive (percent positivity) is increasing in comparison to the previous week. The 7-day average of percent positivity from NAATs is now 10.6%. The 7-day average number of tests reported for May 6-May 12, 2022, was 798,164, up 0.9% from 791,248 for the prior 7 days.

882,620,173
Total Tests Reported

798,164
7-Day Average Tests Reported

10.6%
7-Day Average % Positivity

8.6%
Previous 7-Day Average % Positivity

+2.01
Percentage point change in 7-Day Average % Positivity since Prior Week

*Test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19

COVID-19 NAAT Laboratory Test 7-day Percent Positivity by State/Territory

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More Testing DataWastewater Surveillance

COVID Data Tracker’s Wastewater Surveillance tab tracks levels, changes, and detections of SARS-CoV-2* viral RNA in wastewater at nearly 900 testing sites across the country.

Currently, most of the country is reporting moderate SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater. Around 27% of sites are currently seeing some of the highest levels for those sites since December 1, 2021. More than half of all sites reporting wastewater data are experiencing a modest increase in SARS-CoV-2 levels, but about a quarter of sites are reporting a decrease in SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater. It’s important to note that even a small increase when levels are low can appear like a dramatic increase in the percent change. For more information on how to use wastewater data, visit CDC’s website.

*The virus that causes COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 Levels in Wastewater by Site

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sharon sanders · May 29, 2022

Since there was no COVID Tracker released for this week, here is the latest daily report -

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

gsgs · May 30, 2022

US, by County : https://usafacts.org/visualizations/...-19-spread-map
https://usafacts.org/visualizations/...charles-county
CDC big file (10GB) : https://data.cdc.gov/Case-Surveillan...n8mc-b4w4/data
US,vax by County : https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/8xkx-...sType=DOWNLOAD
Examples
US by State, charts : https://newsnodes.com/us_state/MO
US: R[t] : https://d14wlfuexuxgcm.cloudfront.net/covid/rt.csv
US,deaths : https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/y5bj-...true%20target=

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Interpretive Summary for June 3, 2022
The Time is Now

On May 19, 2022, CDC recommended that children ages 5 through 11 years old receive a booster five months after completion of their initial Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination series. This means that everyone ages 5 years and older in the United States is now eligible for a booster.

COVID-19 cases are increasing across the country, yet vaccination rates among children ages 5 through 11 years old continue to lag behind other age groups, which leaves them at increased risk for serious illness. As of June 1, 2022, 35.9% of children ages 5 through 11 years old have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, compared to 69.5% of children ages 12 through 17 years old. Since the pandemic began, more than 4.8 million children ages 5 through 11 years old have been diagnosed with COVID-19, 15,000 have been hospitalized, and almost 200 have died.

CDC also strengthened its recommendation that adults ages 50 years and older, as well as those 12 years and older who have weakened immune systems, should get a second booster at least four months after their first. Older Americans have the highest coverage of any age group of first booster doses, but most received their last dose (either their primary series or their first booster dose) many months ago, leaving many without optimal protection against serious illness, hospitalization, and death.

Bottom line: Whether it is your first or second booster, if you haven’t had a vaccine dose since the beginning of December 2021 or earlier and you are eligible, now is the time to get one. CDC developed a tool to help you understand your need for booster doses based on your age, health conditions, and vaccine history. After you use the tool, visit vaccines.gov to find a vaccine provider near you.

What's New

COVID Data Tracker’s Wastewater Surveillance tab now includes a national stacked bar chart showing how much virus levels have changed (increased and decreased) over time at wastewater sites across the United States.
Post–COVID Conditions Among Adult COVID Survivors Aged 18–64 and ≥65 Years — United States, March 2020–November 2021
COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons — Alaska, 2020–2021

COVID-19 Community Levels

As of June 2, 2022, there are 240 (7.45%) counties, districts, or territories with a high COVID-19 Community Level, 733 (22.76%) counties with a medium Community Level, and 2,247 (69.78%) counties with a low Community Level. This represents a slight (−0.53 percentage points) decrease in the number of high-level counties, a small (+1.37 percentage points) increase in the number of medium-level counties, and a corresponding (−0.84 percentage points) decrease in the number of low-level counties. Fifty-one (98.1%) of 52 jurisdictions had high- or medium-level counties this week.

To check your COVID-19 Community Level, visit COVID Data Tracker. To learn which prevention measures are recommended based on your COVID-19 Community Level, visit COVID-19 Community Level and COVID-19 Prevention.

U.S. COVID-19 Community Levels by County

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