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Jun 17, 2025 7 tweets 3 min read Read on X
1) PMC COVlD Dashboard, June 16, 2025 (U.S.)

Current transmission (red line) closely tracks that of summer 2023 (yellow line).

We expect to break 500k daily infections between July 9 and the end of July. Our current forecast...Year over year graph of tranmission
2) PMC COVlD Dashboard, June 16, 2025 (U.S.)

Our current forecast is a bit more aggressive, predicting breaking 500k daily infections by July 9. The 2023 trend suggests end of July.

The 95% confidence interval shows large variation. Note that...Past 12 months of transmission (U.S.) and forecast
3) PMC COVlD Dashboard, June 16, 2025 (U.S.)

Note that CDC and Biobot both had retroactive corrections to last week's data, meaning the relative "lull" will last a little longer than the uncorrected data suggested. No big news on NB.1.8.1.

All good news, but...10 pandemic waves. Soon 11
4) PMC COVlD Dashboard, June 16, 2025 (U.S.)

But even in a *relative* "lull," transmission is high by public health metrics. This week's infections may result in >80,000 #LongCovid conditions and >600 excess deaths.

Current transmission is largely...Current Levels for Jun 16, 2025	 % of the Population Infectious	 0.5% (1 in 208)	 New Daily Infections	 230000	 New Weekly Infections	 1610000	 Resulting Weekly Long COVID Cases	 81,000 to 322,000	 Resulting Weekly Excess Deaths	 600 to 1,000	 	 Monthly Forecast	 Average % of the Population Infectious	 0.8% (1 in 120)	 Average New Daily Infections	 398400	 New Infections During the Next Month	 11952000	 Resulting Monthly Long COVID Cases	 598,000 to 2,390,000	 Resulting Monthly Excess Deaths	 4,300 to 7,100	 	 Running Totals	 Infections Nationwide in 2025	 73043000	 Average Number of Infect...
5) PMC COVlD Dashboard, June 16, 2025 (U.S.)

Transmission is largely hitting the South and West to a greater degree currently.

However, notice transmission has been quite 'High' (per CDC) in DC as well. Bad news for those at rallies there.

Note that...C19 heat map using CDC data
6) PMC COVlD Dashboard, June 16, 2025 (U.S.)

Note that people in the West (1 in 141) and South (1 in 172) are much more likely to be infectious than those in the Midwest (1 in 261) and Northeast (1 in 248).

For more detail...CDC regional transmission graph with PMC estimates of the proportion of the population actively infectious, noted in Tweet.
7) PMC COVlD Dashboard, June 16, 2025 (U.S.)

For more detail, check out our graphs & report on the web:

Next week, we will start to roll out a big (non statsy) update that should help with more granular local and international data.

Please share 😷👍pmc19.com/dataFull dashboard, summarized in thread

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Jan 10
The size of the winter COVlD wave has been revised upward as post-holiday data come in.

We estimated 1 in 55 people in the U.S. are actively infectious.

🔥WV: 1 in 14
🔥IN: 1 in 15
🔥MI & OH: 1 in 21
🔥MO: 1 in 22
🔥CT: 1 in 24
🔥KS: 1 in 25
🔥MA & IL: 1 in 27

Quick 🧵 1/4 Heat map and PMC estimates, 1 in 55 infectious and 892,000 new daily infections for Jan 12.  We expedited the report to release it two days early.
Nationally, we are seeing an estimated 892,000 new daily SARS-CoV-2 infections, meaning a 1 in 4 chance of exposure in a room of 15 people. Risk varies considerably by state.

We are approaching an average of 5 infections per person since pandemic onset.
🧵 2/4 Alabama	Moderate Alaska	Very Low Arizona	Very Low Arkansas	High* California	Very Low Colorado	Low Connecticut	Very High Delaware	Moderate District of Columbia	Very Low Florida	Very Low Georgia	Very Low Guam	Very Low Hawaii	Very Low Idaho	Very Low Illinois	Very High Indiana	Very High Iowa	High Kansas	Very High Kentucky	Moderate Louisiana	Moderate Maine	High Maryland	High Massachusetts	Very High Michigan	Very High* Minnesota	Moderate Mississippi	Low* Missouri	Very High* Montana	High Nebraska	High Nevada	Very Low New Hampshire	Moderate New Jersey	Low New Mexico	Moderate New York	High* North Ca...
We are in the 12th COVlD wave of the U.S.

Current transmission is higher than 68% of all days since the pandemic onset in 2020.
🧵 3/4 12 waves of COVlD  Pandemic barometer: Higher than 88% of the past 100 days, 73% of the past year, 68% of the entire pandemic.  Year over year graph  Forecast of slowly declining transmission.
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Jan 8
You might not have heard, but the northeastern U.S. is in a COVlD surge.

We use wastewater levels to derive estimates of the proportion of people actively infectious in each state (prevalence), e.g., 1 in 24 people in Connecticut.

Let me walk you through it...

🧵1/8 Colors show CDC levels PMC prevalence estimates noted: -Maine 1 in 38 actively infectious with COVlD -New Hampshire 1 in 35 (limited data) -Vermont 1 in 75 -New York 1 in 44 (limited data) -Pennsylvania 1 in 44 -Massachusetts 1 in 36 -Connecticut 1 in 24 -Rhode Island 1 in 41 -New Jersey 1 in 82
Notice that #Connecticut has excellent SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance. It's "Very High" across much of the state, per CDC.

Based on wastewater levels, we estimate 1 in 24 residents are actively infectious w/COVlD. That's a 66% exposure risk in a room of 25 people.

🧵2/8 Colors show CDC levels PMC estimate of prevalence
The CDC reports "Very High" levels in #Massachusetts.

The surveillance is less robust, but we estimate 1 in 26 residents are actively infectious, similar to our estimate in CT where coverage is better.

In a room of 25 people, that's a 62% chance of an exposure.

🧵3/8 Colors show CDC levels PMC prevalence estimates provided
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Jan 8
We're in the middle of a 12th COVlD wave in the U.S., with transmission particularly high in the Midwest and Northeast.

The CDC announced this week that COVlD continues to kill more Americans than breast and prostate cancer combined.

Get boosted & #MaskUp 💉💪😷
1/4🧵 Heat map of CDC data with PMC prevalence estimate
Levels are "Moderate" to "Very High" in 26 states.

However, data reporting is slow, and about 1/3 of states have low-quality data this week due to the holidays and illness.

2/4🧵 National estimates: Number of People		Chances Anyone is Infectious			 1				1.5%	 2				3.0%	 3				4.5%	 4				6.0%	 5				7.4%	 10				14.3%	 15				20.7%	 20				26.5%	 25				32.0%	 30				37.0%	 50				53.8%	 75				68.6%	 100				78.6%	 200				95.4%	 300				99.0%
Barometer: Higher transmission than 90 of the past 100 days (perhaps higher still, due to low data reporting quality)
State	CDC Level	Actively Infectious Alabama	Moderate	1 in 48 (2.1%) Alaska	Very Low	1 in 152 (0.7%) Arizona	Very Low	1 in 201 (0.5%) Arkansas	High*	1 in 36 (2.8%) California	Very Low	1 in 484 (0.2%) Colorado	Moderate	1 in 49 (2.0%) Connecticut	Very High	1 in 24 (4.2%) Delaware	Low*	1 in 70 (1.4%) District of Columbia	Very Low	1 in 5,835 (0.0%) Florida	Very Low	1 in 284 (0.4%) Georgia	Low	1 in 90 (1.1%) Guam	Very Low	1 in 687 (0.1%) Hawaii	Very Low	1 in 874 (0.1%) Idaho	Very Low	1 in 169 (0.6%) Illinois	Moderate*	1 in 56 (1.8%) Indiana	High*	1 in 34 (2.9%) Iowa	Moderate	1 in 41 (2.4%) Kansas...
State	CDC Level	Actively Infectious Missouri	Moderate*	1 in 42 (2.4%) Montana	High	1 in 34 (2.9%) Nebraska	Very High	1 in 26 (3.9%) Nevada	Very Low	1 in 138 (0.7%) New Hampshire	High*	1 in 35 (2.9%) New Jersey	Low	1 in 82 (1.2%) New Mexico	Low	1 in 87 (1.2%) New York	Moderate*	1 in 44 (2.3%) North Carolina	Low	1 in 82 (1.2%) North Dakota	High*	1 in 34 (3.0%) Ohio	Very High	1 in 27 (3.7%) Oklahoma	Moderate*	1 in 62 (1.6%) Oregon	Very Low	1 in 170 (0.6%) Pennsylvania	Moderate	1 in 44 (2.3%) Rhode Island	Moderate	1 in 41 (2.4%) South Carolina	Moderate	1 in 54 (1.9%) South Dakota	Very High	1 in...
If like years 1-4 of the pandemic, the winter wave has peaked. If like last year, we could hover near peak levels for a month.

Forecasting quality is low with 1/3 of states having data issues. Hopefully, we'll know a lot more in a few days.

3/4🧵 12 waves
Proportion Actively Infectious										1 in 65 (1.5%) New Daily Infections										 749,000  Infections the Past Week										 5,390,000  Infections in 2026										 3,000,000  Cumulative Infections per Person										 4.88  										 Long COVID										 Long COVID Cases Resulting								37,000 to 150,000		   from New Daily Infections										 Long COVID Cases Resulting								270,000 to 1,080,000		   from New Weekly Infections										 										 Excess Deaths										 Excess Deaths Resulting 									220 to 370	   from New Daily Infections										 Excess Deaths Resulting 					...
year over year graph
forecast
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Jan 5
We told you that 109,000-175,000 Americans would died of COVID (excess deaths) in 2025.

Today, the CDC estimates 101,000 deaths/year (flat from Oct 2022 to Sep 2024), and likely higher when considering more nebulous non-acute excess deaths (heart attack 6 months later).
1/5
The CDC estimates are actually higher than I would have guessed, given their methodology, which models estimates based on easily countable factors in healthcare and expert input on multiplier values. It lends credence to the PMC upper bound of excess deaths of 175,000/yr.
2/5
What's troubling is the CDC has annual mortality flat. My expectation based on mortality displacement and Swiss Re data is that it should be declining. If is stays flat, we're running on something like breast+prostate cancer or lung cancer deaths per year in perpetuity.
3/5
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Dec 31, 2025
PMC COVlD Update, Week of Dec 29, 2025
🧵1/10

Happy New Year's Eve! #nye

Based on today's CDC data, we estimate 1 in 51 Americans are actively infectious with COVlD. That's nearly 1 million new daily infections.

Be wise. Vax up, mask up. #oneofthetwo Heat map from CDC data and PMC estimates.
🧵2/10

Many states are surging presently. True levels are higher than shown in most places due to state-level reporting lags. Alabama	Moderate	1 in 46 (2.2%) Alaska	Low	1 in 93 (1.1%) Arizona	Very Low	1 in 201 (0.5%) Arkansas	High*	1 in 32 (3.1%) California	Very Low	1 in 351 (0.3%) Colorado	Low	1 in 71 (1.4%) Connecticut	High	1 in 33 (3.1%) Delaware	Low	1 in 90 (1.1%) District of Columbia	Very Low	1 in 300 (0.3%) Florida	Very Low	1 in 282 (0.4%) Georgia	Very Low	1 in 125 (0.8%) Guam	Very Low	1 in 585 (0.2%) Hawaii	Very Low	1 in 855 (0.1%) Idaho	Very Low	1 in 221 (0.5%) Illinois	Moderate	1 in 41 (2.5%) Indiana	Very High	1 in 14 (6.9%) Iowa	Low	1 in 69 (1.4%) Kansas	Moderate	1 in 46 (2.2%) Kentucky	High	1 in 34 (2.9...
🧵3/10

Although many states are surging, do not feel false security in "low" level states. For example, NY has terrible reporting quality with the CDC currently. Missouri	Moderate*	1 in 56 (1.8%) Montana	Low	1 in 76 (1.3%) Nebraska	Very High	1 in 18 (5.5%) Nevada	Very Low	1 in 122 (0.8%) New Hampshire	Moderate*	1 in 42 (2.4%) New Jersey	Very Low	1 in 113 (0.9%) New Mexico	Moderate	1 in 62 (1.6%) New York	Very Low*	1 in 127 (0.8%) North Carolina	Very Low	1 in 125 (0.8%) North Dakota	Moderate*	1 in 43 (2.3%) Ohio	High	1 in 28 (3.6%) Oklahoma	Very High	1 in 25 (4.0%) Oregon	Very Low	1 in 170 (0.6%) Pennsylvania	Moderate	1 in 45 (2.2%) Rhode Island	Moderate	1 in 41 (2.4%) South Carolina	Low	1 in 84 (1.2%) South Dakota	High	1 in 33 (3.0%) Tennessee	Moder...
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Dec 15, 2025
PMC COVID Update, Dec 15, 2025 (U.S.)

In the latest CDC data, 15 states have moderate to very high transmission.
🔹1 in 63 estimated actively infectious nationally, rising fastest in the Midwest & Northeast
🔹Very High: Indiana
🔹High: Nebraska, Vermont, Connecticut

🧵1/9 Heat map from CDC data and PMC estimates of 1 in 63 actively infectious and >700,000 new daily infections, based on wastewater derived estimates using models noted in the Technical Appendix at the website listed in the image.
PMC estimates 1 in 26 people in Indiana are infectious and 1 in 39 in Connecticut.

MI, MS, and AR may have higher levels than shown due to poor reporting.

States AL to MS shown.

🧵2/9 Alabama	Moderate	1 in 41 (2.4%) Alaska	Very Low	1 in 220 (0.5%) Arizona	Very Low	1 in 118 (0.8%) Arkansas	Low*	1 in 68 (1.5%) California	Very Low	1 in 382 (0.3%) Colorado	Very Low*	1 in 230 (0.4%) Connecticut	High	1 in 39 (2.6%) Delaware	Very Low	1 in 222 (0.4%) District of Columbia	Very Low	1 in 131 (0.8%) Florida	Very Low	1 in 320 (0.3%) Georgia	Very Low	1 in 275 (0.4%) Guam	Very Low	1 in 426 (0.2%) Hawaii	Very Low	1 in 670 (0.1%) Idaho	Very Low	1 in 108 (0.9%) Illinois	Low	1 in 71 (1.4%) Indiana	Very High	1 in 26 (3.8%) Iowa	Low	1 in 76 (1.3%) Kansas	Moderate	1 in 62 (1.6%) Kentucky	Mode...
PMC estimates 1 in 39 are infectious in both Nebraska and Vermont (coincidence, not typo).

Very few NY sites are reporting to the CDC, so use the NYS website there instead.

States MO to WY shown.

🧵3/9 Missouri	Low	1 in 80 (1.2%) Montana	Very Low	1 in 135 (0.7%) Nebraska	High	1 in 39 (2.5%) Nevada	Very Low	1 in 225 (0.4%) New Hampshire	Moderate	1 in 47 (2.1%) New Jersey	Very Low	1 in 200 (0.5%) New Mexico	Low	1 in 75 (1.3%) New York	Moderate*	1 in 49 (2.1%) North Carolina	Very Low	1 in 226 (0.4%) North Dakota	Low*	1 in 85 (1.2%) Ohio	Moderate	1 in 62 (1.6%) Oklahoma	Moderate*	1 in 47 (2.1%) Oregon	Low	1 in 89 (1.1%) Pennsylvania	Moderate	1 in 55 (1.8%) Rhode Island	Low	1 in 70 (1.4%) South Carolina	Very Low	1 in 215 (0.5%) South Dakota	Low	1 in 86 (1.2%) Tennessee	Moderate	1 in 60 (1.7%) ...
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