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Compare cases, deaths and more since 2020 and for last 90 days.

View Worldwide Vaccinations

See where over 4 billion vaccinated people are located.

Explore critical data

Examine the pandemic through a variety of demographic lenses: age, race, ethnicity, and gender.

U.S. State Data Availability

Which states have released breakdowns of Covid-19 data by race?

Visual representations of released state data.

State Reporting Frequencies

Compare the various frequencies U.S. states employ for reporting on pandemic data. States are shifting their reporting to different cadences, which impacts the ability to spot timely trends.

The Search For Covid-19 Variants

Sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 allows scientists to identify emerging variants

Variant surveillance helps determine if emerging mutations are rendering the virus more contagious or resistant to existing vaccines and medicines.

Examine U.S. Hospital Capacity

Review 7-day trends in hospitalizations of COVID patients.

Timeline of COVID-19 policies, cases, and deaths in your state

A look at how social distancing measures may have influenced trends in COVID-19 cases and deaths

New Cases of COVID-19 in US States

Track COVID-19 Trends Across the U.S.

See if new cases are rising or declining as states reopen.

Explore Global Case Trends

Track daily reported infections in hardest hit nations.

How did events unfold in Hubei, China?

Major events and actions taken in Hubei Province at the start of the outbreak.

Where are COVID-19 cases increasing?

Animations depicting daily confirmed new cases and cumulative cases.

How is the outbreak growing?

Cumulative confirmed cases and deaths for the 20 most affected countries over time.

Compare Mortality Rates

Examine how fatalities differ by country.

Testing Trends: Map

Chart New Confirmed Cases

View state-by-state changes in infections per 100,000 people.

Testing Trends: Map

View Weekly Case Trends

Examine how infections fluctuate state-by-state.

Latest News & Resources

news | May 24, 2022

ABC News: Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge

A COVID-19 surge is underway that is starting to cause disruptions as the school year wraps up and Americans prepare for summer vacations.

news | May 18, 2022

MarketWatch: U.S. officially surpasses 1 million COVID-19 deaths

The U.S. has officially surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19, according to data Tuesday from John Hopkins University.

news | April 12, 2022

The New York Times: The world surpasses half a billion known coronavirus cases, amid concerns about testing.

The coronavirus is continuing to stalk the world at an astonishing clip, racing past a grim succession of pandemic milestones in 2022.

news | February 22, 2022

CNBC: COVID infections plummet 90% from U.S. pandemic high, states lift mask mandates

U.S. health officials are optimistic, albeit cautiously, the country has turned the corner on the unprecedented wave of infection caused by the Omicron COVID variant as new cases plummet 90% from a pandemic record set just five weeks ago.

news | February 8, 2022

The Washington Post: COVID deaths highest in a year as Omicron targets the unvaccinated and elderly

Though considered milder than other coronavirus variants, Omicron has infected so many people that it has driven the number of daily deaths beyond where it was last spring, before vaccines were widely available.

news | February 7, 2022

CNET: How the Omicron variant differs from Delta

While the average daily rate of COVID-19 cases is falling in the US, deaths are not.

experts | February 4, 2022

NPR: The U.S. has reached 900,000 deaths from COVID-19

The U.S. has hit more than 900,000 deaths from COVID-19 — yet another once-unimaginable new toll.

experts | February 2, 2022

PBS Newshour: Why the COVID death rate in the U.S. is so much higher than other wealthy nations

More than two years into this pandemic, the United States death toll is the highest in the world.

news | February 1, 2022

CNBC: U.S. COVID fatalities reach highest level in a year as Omicron cases subside

The U.S. death toll from COVID rose to an average of more than 2,400 fatalities per day over the previous seven days.

news | January 27, 2022

U.S. News & World Report: Endemic, ‘new normal’ chatter intensifies as U.S. coronavirus cases start to decline

With increased levels of immunity due to vaccines and the massive number of infections caused by Omicron, talks of whether the U.S. is approaching a “new normal” are intensifying.

news | January 20, 2022

CNBC: Omicron might be the worst COVID gets when it comes to transmissibility, experts predict

Some experts say that when it comes to contagiousness, Omicron could be the “most transmissible the virus can get.”

news | January 20, 2022

Advisory Board: Has Omicron peaked? Yes – and no.

New data suggests the Omicron surge has peaked nationwide and cases are now starting to decline.

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