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Dec 5, 2024 1 tweets 1 min read Read on X
Keep your eye on WastewaterSCAN dashboard for Midwest, where Covid appears to be picking up the fastest.

It was at about 1/3 of the summer peak when last reported 9 days ago. Wastewaterscan dashboard for the past 6 months, shows the summer wave and current uptick in the midwest, where levels have risen steadily from Nov 8 to Nov 25, now at 1/3 of the summer peak.

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Sep 23
PMC COVlD Dashboard, Sep 22, 2025 (U.S.)

The CDC reports 29 states & DC are experiencing High or Very High transmission.

The heat map is a patchwork quilt with COVlD levels varying considerably state by state.

Transmission is shifting north + east.
🧵1/8 Heat map: 29 states and DC in high/very high transmission PMC: Estimates 850,000 new daily infections or 1 in 57 people actively infectious
PMC COVlD Dashboard, Sep 22, 2025 (U.S.)

COVlD levels by state, AL to MS.

Note that even levels the CDC calls "Low" like Guam at 1.5% actively infectious are at the threshold where I would tell people who have lapsed that it's time to #MaskUp.

🧵2/8  State	CDC Level	Actively Infectious Alabama	Very High	1 in 24 (4.2%) Alaska	High	1 in 38 (2.6%) Arizona	Low	1 in 101 (1.0%) Arkansas	Very High	1 in 25 (4.0%) California	Very High	1 in 25 (4.0%) Colorado	Moderate	1 in 56 (1.8%) Connecticut	Very High	1 in 20 (4.9%) Delaware	High	1 in 33 (3.1%) District of Columbia	High	1 in 28 (3.6%) Florida	Very High	1 in 25 (3.9%) Georgia	Moderate	1 in 53 (1.9%) Guam	Low	1 in 68 (1.5%) Hawaii	Very High	1 in 25 (4.1%) Idaho	Very High	1 in 22 (4.6%) Illinois	Moderate	1 in 53 (1.9%) Indiana	Very High	1 in 18 (5.7%) Iowa	Moderate	1 in 56 (1.8%) Kansas	High	1 i...
PMC COVlD Dashboard, Sep 22, 2025 (U.S.)

COVlD levels by state, Missouri to Wyoming.

New York is a good example of where the CDC label of "Moderate" simply does not cut it. 1 in 49 is very high, and the data quality statewide has been poor.

🧵3/8 State	CDC Level	Actively Infectious Missouri	Very Low	1 in 129 (0.8%) Montana	Moderate	1 in 45 (2.2%) Nebraska	Very High	1 in 23 (4.3%) Nevada	Very High	1 in 12 (8.5%) New Hampshire	Low*	1 in 78 (1.3%) New Jersey	Low	1 in 96 (1.0%) New Mexico	Low	1 in 99 (1.0%) New York	Moderate	1 in 49 (2.1%) North Carolina	Very High	1 in 26 (3.9%) North Dakota	High*	1 in 34 (3.0%) Ohio	Moderate	1 in 52 (1.9%) Oklahoma	Moderate*	1 in 42 (2.4%) Oregon	High	1 in 35 (2.9%) Pennsylvania	Moderate	1 in 51 (1.9%) Rhode Island	High	1 in 34 (2.9%) South Carolina	Very High	1 in 18 (5.7%) South Dakota	Very High	1 in ...
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Sep 20
Three years ago, the American public was told in passing that the "pandemic is over."

PMC estimates that since that day, U.S. residents have experienced nearly 1 billion SARS-CoV-2 infections. Specifically, 974,190,702 infections, based on wastewater-derived estimates.

1/5
Far from harmless, recent high-quality data (e.g., PCORnet) suggest each infection leads about 30% of people to experience long-term health sequelae.

Per infection.

Some of these changes will be temporary, and others permanent.

2/5

COVlD is still killing people. It's now less acute. Deaths weeks, months, or years after infection.

Heart attacks. Strokes. Organ failure. A cancer prognosis that suddenly turns from favorable to fatal.

3/5

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Sep 16
PMC COVlD Report, Sep 15, 2025 (U.S.)
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COVlD-19 levels are "Very High" or "High" in the majority of states, per the CDC.

This includes 27 states & D.C.

🔥🔥Very High:
Alaska, Hawai'i, California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, S. Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, S. Carolina, N. Carolina, D.C., Maryland, and Connecticut.

🔥High:
Washington state, Oregon, Montana, probably N. Dakota (imputed), Arkansas, Alabama, Virginia, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.

PMC estimates 1 in 38 people (2.7%) are actively infectious. Wastewater-derived case estimates suggest 1.3 million new daily infections.Heat map using CDC levels. Key findings summarized in the post.
PMC COVlD Report, Sep 15, 2025 (U.S.)
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Transmission is peaking nationally, but regional variation is common. Know what's happening in your state, and get the word out.

Note that the levels CDC calls "low" are still quite alarming.State | CDC Level | PMC Estimate, % Actively Infectious Alabama	High	1 in 30 (3.4%) Alaska	Very High	1 in 22 (4.6%) Arizona	Moderate	1 in 40 (2.5%) Arkansas	High	1 in 28 (3.6%) California	Very High	1 in 21 (4.8%) Colorado	Moderate	1 in 50 (2.0%) Connecticut	Very High	1 in 19 (5.3%) Delaware	High	1 in 33 (3.0%) District of Columbia	Very High	1 in 17 (6.0%) Florida	Very High	1 in 24 (4.2%) Georgia	Moderate	1 in 46 (2.2%) Guam	Low	1 in 64 (1.6%) Hawaii	Very High	1 in 26 (3.8%) Idaho	Very High	1 in 14 (7.3%) Illinois	Moderate	1 in 44 (2.3%) Indiana	Very High	1 in 16 (6.1%) Iowa	Moderate	1 in 40...
PMC COVlD Report, Sep 15, 2025 (U.S.)
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Note that transmission is increasingly spreading from the South & West toward other areas. Know your state-level risk.

Transmission remains alarming even in areas CDC labels "Very Low" (e.g., Missouri, estimated 1 in 109). State | CDC Level | PMC Estimate, % Actively Infectious Missouri	Very Low	1 in 109 (0.9%) Montana	High	1 in 36 (2.8%) Nebraska	Very High	1 in 18 (5.5%) Nevada	Very High	1 in 17 (5.9%) New Hampshire	Low	1 in 64 (1.6%) New Jersey	Moderate	1 in 56 (1.8%) New Mexico	Very Low	1 in 106 (0.9%) New York	Low	1 in 73 (1.4%) North Carolina	Very High	1 in 17 (5.8%) North Dakota	High*	1 in 32 (3.2%) Ohio	Moderate	1 in 47 (2.1%) Oklahoma	Moderate*	1 in 44 (2.3%) Oregon	High	1 in 31 (3.2%) Pennsylvania	Moderate	1 in 44 (2.3%) Rhode Island	High	1 in 30 (3.3%) South Carolina	Very High	1 in 15 (6.6%) South D...
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Sep 13
California COVlD Surge Rages Higher

🔸CDC SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels "Very High," and up from last week
🔸1 in 21 estimated actively infectious
🔸>250,000 estimated new daily infections statewide

Four figures...
1/4🧵 CDC: Very High: PMC Estimate: 1 in 21 actively infectious
CDC wastewater data in California show COVlD cases increasing from the already "Very High" levels last week.

2/4🧵 Line graph of the past 6 months showing the surge in wastewater viral levels
With an estimated 1 in 21 (or 4.8%) of California residents actively infectious of COVlD, risk increases dramatically in larger and more frequent social gatherings.

Interact with 25 people of average risk of being positive, and that's a >70% chance of exposure.
3/4🧵 How Does Risk Increase with More Social Contacts? Number of People | Chances Anyone is Infectious 1	4.8% 2	9.4% 3	13.7% 4	17.9% 5	21.8% 6	25.6% 7	29.1% 8	32.5% 9	35.8% 10	38.9% 15	52.2% 20	62.6% 25	70.8% 30	77.1% 35	82.1% 40	86.0% 50	91.5% 75	97.5% 100	99.3% 300	99.9%
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Sep 10
Let's say you're a dairy farmer. You have 100 cows. Each year, about 5 cows die, and another 5 cows are born. Then, along comes a virus. Let's call it "cowvid"...
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Let's say "cowvid" wipes out about half the cows over the course of a couple years. Now, you're down to 50 cows....
2/
The local mayor declares "cowvid" to be over. This surprises you as a farmer because 5 of your cows keep dying annually. 5 of 50 instead of 5 out of 100. Seems like more, but you're not a city slicker...
3/
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Sep 7
#DuringCOVID is today.

Image pack 1 of 9 🧵 Graph of the 11 waves of the pandemic in the U.S., tailored to a key message noted in the post.
1 million New Daily Infections.

Today!

Image pack 2 of 9 🧵 Graph of the 11 waves of the pandemic in the U.S., tailored to a key message noted in the post.
Where are the free vaccines, N95s, and tests?

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