| COVID-19 since 2/29/2020 | |
| USA CASES | 79,305,507 |
| USA DEATHS | 959,590 |
| USA fully vaccinated | 216,204,455 or 65% |
In the spring of 2020, the areas recording the greatest numbers of COVID-19 deaths were much more likely to vote Democratic than Republican. But by fall 2020, the pattern had reversed: Counties that voted for former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden had substantially more deaths than those that voted for Biden over Trump. Here’s how the dynamics of pandemic deaths have shifted over the past two years. Read more HERE.
A New Normal?
Two years after the coronavirus outbreak upended life in the United States, Americans find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar.
Around three-quarters of U.S. adults now report being fully vaccinated, a critical safeguard against the worst outcomes of a virus that has claimed the lives of more than 950,000 citizens. Teens and children as young as 5 are now eligible for vaccines. The national unemployment rate has plummeted from nearly 15% in the tumultuous first weeks of the outbreak to around 4% today. A large majority of K-12 parents report that their kids are back to receiving in-person instruction, and other hallmarks of public life, including sporting events and concerts, are again drawing crowds.