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.
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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.
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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.
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.
🔸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...
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CDC wastewater data in California show COVlD cases increasing from the already "Very High" levels last week.
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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.
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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....
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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...
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