š¹3 million new weekly infections in a persistent "lull" of substantial transmission
š¹1 in 107 (0.9%) of the population actively infectious
š¹1 in 3 regions in high/very high transmission (16 states and DC)
PMC Dashboard, Mar 24, 2025 (U.S.)
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We have had a steady state of about a half million infections the past several weeks. That's over 50 million estimated infections so far in 2025.
In a room of 40-50 people, there's a 1-in-3 chance of exposure if no testing/isolation.
PMC Dashboard, Mar 24, 2025 (U.S.)
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There's a good chance of steady transmission the next month. Often, we'd head into a low lull about now. BUT there are no universal precautions, immunity is waning from the fall & winter 2023-24, & viral evolution looks less 'lucky.'
PMC Dashboard, Mar 24, 2025 (U.S.)
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We just passed the 5-year anniversary, now with 10 waves in the U.S.
Americans may see an average of about 8 infections by year 10. We continue to see about 150k excess deaths annually, per actuaries.
š¤ļøOnly 1 in 5 days of the pandemic have seen transmission as low as today
š¤ļø1 in 196 actively infectious
ā”ļøBUT still 1.7 million weekly infections, resulting in >85,000 LC cases and up to 1,000 deaths
I'll walk you through it...
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We're in the 6th year. See the small red line, bottom left. Notice how closely it tracks the median (gray), year 4 (yellow), & year 5 (orange).
Acknowledging caveats, those are plausible gist-level scenarios for months ahead.
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Expect steady transmission bouncing up and down around the current national lull-level estimate the next several weeks. 200-350k daily infections nationally.
š¹2.2 million weekly infections
š¹1 in 149 actively infectious
š¹>100,000 LC cases resulting from the week's infections
š¹>800 deaths resulting from the week's infections
š¹"Lull" transmission steady/slightly declining
š§µ2/5 | PMC Dashboard, Apr1il 14, 2025 (U.S.)
Year-over-year transmission (red line, lower left) is tracking the median (grey), year 4 (yellow), and year 5 (orange) closely.
If that trend continues, expect steady yet bumpy transmission the next couple months, until June/July.
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The heat map shows only 4 states in the CDC 'high' level and none in the 'very' high level.
Check local data. Those timing activities to lulls may see a clear opportunity.
The NIH Clinical Center drops universal masking after 5 months of protecting patients, family, & staff.
Wastewater-derived estimates indicate 2.79 million Americans are getting Covid per week AND top actuaries suggest an American dies of Covid every 3 minutes.
š¹1 in 120 actively infectious
š¹1 in 3 chance of exposure in a room of 50
š¹2.8 million weekly infections
š¹>140,000 resulting LC cases from the week's infections
š¹>1,000 deaths resulting from the week's infections
2) Watch this video to understand how we use excess death data from one of the world's largest reinsurers to estimate how this week's infections will result in >1,000 deaths.
š¹800-1,400 deaths expected to result from this week's infections (new stat, see video next Tweet)
š¹100,000+ Long Covid conditions to result from this week's infections
š¹1 in 142 actively infectious today
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PMC Dashboard, March 31, 2025 (U.S.)
This video explains U.S. COVID excess death statistics, which we have incorporated into the dashboard.
š„109,000-175,000 people in the U.S. are expected to die as a result of COVID in 2025, based on estimates derived from Swiss Re
š„COVID deaths expected to be on par with lung cancer in the U.S. in 2025
š„Death data added to the dashboard
2) Full video links to learn more about COVID #ExcessDeaths in the U.S.