The Clearest Sign the Pandemic Could Get Worse
Another coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in Michigan.
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ANGELA WEISS / AFP / Getty 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.
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / Getty / The Atlantic The Winter Surge Is Melting Away
Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all fell for the fourth consecutive week.
Bloomberg / Getty / The Atlantic The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now
Every major pandemic indicator has been falling for weeks.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / Getty / The Atlantic 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.
Getty / The Atlantic The Pandemic Is in Tenuous Retreat
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all dropped this week.
Getty / The Atlantic COVID-19 Deaths Are Still Rising
Hospitalizations are falling, but they are still higher than at any point before this current surge.
Getty / The Atlantic 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.
Getty / The Atlantic 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.
San Francisco Chronicle / Getty / The Atlantic The Most Reliable Pandemic Number Keeps Getting Worse
America reported a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the first week of 2021.
Mario Tama / Getty / The Atlantic
