Two major Long COVID reports are coming in August
This past Friday, the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services held a briefing previewing two major reports about Long COVID.
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Introducing a new resource page on wastewater data
As official COVID-19 case data become less and less reliable, wastewater surveillance can help provide a picture of where and how much the virus is spreading. This week, I put together a new COVID-19 Data Dispatch resource page that outlines major national, state, and local wastewater dashboards across the U.S.
Read MoreNational numbers, July 17
As I suspected last week, the small dip in official COVID-19 case numbers was a result of the July 4 holiday, not an actual decline in transmission. This week, cases are up again nationwide, with the highest number reported since early February.
Read MoreCOVID source callout: CDC takes weekends off
The CDC is following in the footsteps of many state and local health departments across the country in taking weekends off from COVID-19 updates.
Read MoreSources and updates, July 10
Sources and updates for the week of July 10 include Long COVID data from the CDC, air quality guidance, COVID-19 disparities in Louisiana, and more.
Read MoreBA.2.75 is the latest Omicron subvariant of concern
As if BA.4 and BA.5 aren’t already enough to worry about: some COVID-19 experts are sounding the alarm about BA.2.75, a new version of Omicron that evolved out of BA.2.
Read MoreFAQ: PCR testing is still important, but it’s become harder to access
New York City has been closing PCR testing sites, even as the city faced a major Omicron resurgence this spring. The trends I found in a local story—and the pushback that the piece received from city health officials—are pretty indicative of the national state of COVID-19 testing right now.
Read MoreNational numbers, July 10
Our prolonged Omicron subvariant surge continues, now dominated clearly by BA.5. While reported COVID-19 cases dipped slightly last week at the national level, this is almost certainly a result of the July 4 holiday rather than an actual slowing in coronavirus transmission.
Read MoreCOVID source callout: CDC Weekly Review
I frequently rely on the CDC’s Weekly Review, a weekly newsletter that provides COVID-19 data updates, as a source for my own National Numbers updates. The CDC newsletter is usually posted on Friday afternoons. But this summer, the schedule has become far less regular.
Read MoreSources and updates, July 3
Sources and updates for the week of July 3 include race and ethnicity data, COVID-19 spread from a cat, and more.
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