The COVID Tracking Project

The Clearest Sign the Pandemic Could Get Worse

Another coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in Michigan.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• March 18, 2021

The Pandemic’s Future Hangs in Suspense

A new surge has not yet shown up in the case numbers, but cases could be declining at a slower rate.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• March 4, 2021

The Winter Surge Is Melting Away

Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all fell for the fourth consecutive week.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• February 25, 2021

The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now

Every major pandemic indicator has been falling for weeks.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• February 18, 2021

The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing

Cases are down 57 percent from the country’s all-time peak in early January, according to the COVID Tracking Project.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• February 11, 2021

The Pandemic Is in Tenuous Retreat

New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all dropped this week.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• February 4, 2021

COVID-19 Deaths Are Still Rising

Hospitalizations are falling, but they are still higher than at any point before this current surge.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• January 28, 2021

Pandemic Numbers Are (Finally) Tiptoeing in the Right Direction

The United States remains in a very alarming place, but COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all fell in the past seven days.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• January 21, 2021

The Worst Week for Deaths Since the Pandemic Began

States reported 23,259 COVID-19 deaths this week, and the number of people hospitalized with the disease is still rising.  

• The COVID Tracking Project
• January 14, 2021

The Most Reliable Pandemic Number Keeps Getting Worse

America reported a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the first week of 2021.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• January 7, 2021

The Pandemic Metric to Trust Right Now

Death and case counts are unreliable during the holidays, but hospitalizations are hitting new records in the South and West.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• December 31, 2020

The Pandemic Is Crashing Through the South and the West

Five states—Arizona, California, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas—account for 40 percent of all new cases reported in the past seven days.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• December 24, 2020

A Day of Deaths 25 Percent Higher Than Spring’s Worst

For the second week in a row, more COVID-19 deaths were reported in the U.S. than at any other time in the pandemic.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• December 17, 2020

This Is Only Going to Get Worse

The United States is entering a long, dark period, and the pandemic is already breaking records from the spring.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• December 10, 2020

The Vaccine Is Not Coming Soon Enough for Nursing Homes

COVID-19 deaths in long-term-care facilities jumped 27 percent last week.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• December 9, 2020

Pandemic Data Are Stalling Out

Thanksgiving has skewed reporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths, but one metric is still clear: Hospitalizations keep rising.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• December 3, 2020

A Tragic Beginning to the Holiday Season

COVID-19 hospitalizations have been at a record high for more than two weeks, and daily deaths have exceeded 2,000 for the first time since May.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• November 26, 2020

The Final Pandemic Surge Is Crashing Over America

For the first time, the U.S. recorded 1 million COVID-19 cases in one week.

• Robinson Meyer and The COVID Tracking Project
• November 19, 2020

The Pandemic Is in Uncharted Territory

The fall surge is rewriting the coronavirus record books across America. And the numbers are still climbing.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• October 29, 2020

The Third Coronavirus Surge Has Arrived

This week’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations make clear that the U.S. is once again sinking deeper into the pandemic.

• The COVID Tracking Project
• October 15, 2020