COVID Data Tracker now shows the proportions of the B.1.1.529 lineage (includes BA.1 and BA.3), BA.1.1** lineage, and the BA.2 lineage. There are five lineages designated as Omicron: B.1.1.529, BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2, and BA.3. CDC Nowcast projections* for the week ending February 19, 2022, estimate the combined national proportion of lineages designated as Omicron to be 100%. A total of 78,595,529 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States as of February 23, 2022.Ĭurrently two variants, Omicron and Delta, are classified as Variants of Concern (VOC) in the United States. If you aren’t up to date on your vaccinations, find a vaccine.Īs of February 23, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (75,208) decreased 37.7% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (120,761). Get vaccinated if you’re eligible (everyone 5 and older is eligible), wear a mask indoors in areas where the COVID-19 Community Level is high, increase ventilation in indoor spaces, and stay home when sick. The COVID-19 Community Level metrics will help people and public health authorities decide which prevention measures to take. The community level metrics, which focus on the number of severe cases that require hospital care and use healthcare resources, and thus are a measure of more serious disease, provide a better picture of COVID-19’s impact on the health of individual people and communities. This allows people to take a break from masks and other measures when risk is low and reach for them again if things are getting worse. How many new COVID-19 cases the county has had in the last weekĬDC recommends certain prevention measures-such as wearing masks indoors-when COVID-19 Community Levels are high enough to strain the healthcare system and when needed to protect those at increased risk of severe illness.How many local hospital beds are filled with COVID-19 patients.How many people with COVID-19 have been admitted into local hospitals in the last week.Your community’s level is determined by a combination of: The COVID-19 Community Level map where you can find your county’s level will be updated regularly with new data. Each county’s COVID-19 Community Level is ranked as low, medium, or high ( find your county’s level).
Given this new phase of the pandemic, CDC is launching a new tool to monitor COVID-19 Community Levels.
While we can’t prevent all cases of COVID-19, we can continue to limit the spread and protect those who are most at risk of severe illness. Widespread availability of vaccines and testing, advances in treatments, and increasing levels of immunity in the population through vaccination or previous infection have moved the COVID-19 pandemic to a new phase. CDC is updating the way it monitors COVID-19’s impact on our communities.