Our weekly update is published. COVID-19 cases are down 23% from the previous week. Since the national peaks in January, cases are down 57% and hospitalizations are down 42%. Deaths are down 10% since last week. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat… 
While most COVID-19 metrics are on a downward trend including the number of people currently hospitalized, new hospital admissions in the Northeast are moving slightly upward, most notably in NY and CT after last week’s winter snow storm.
Cases and deaths reported in long-term-care facilities declined between Jan 28 and Feb 4 (excluding MO and NY, both of which recorded large backfills of LTC deaths).
For the third week in a row, testing numbers are declining—an unfortunate move in the wrong direction in light of the circulation of a number of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Only 23 states have reported any demographic data for people hospitalized with COVID-19, and only 9 share race & ethnicity data for tests. Without good, public demographic data on hospitalizations & tests, there can be no accountability for efforts to address inequities.
The COVID Tracking Project is holding a series of free training sessions on how to find, use, and interpret federal COVID-19 data. All data users are welcome! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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