The new pandemic data looks promising -- for some U.S. areas

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Tue, 2022-03-08 10:09 — mike kraft

The end is near: The new pandemic data looks promising -- for some, anyway | CNN While the pandemic is not over, experts say the US may be in for, at the very least, a "near normal" spring and summer, based on new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Jen Christensen CNN

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"I think the move from pandemic to endemic appears to be accelerating," said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in the division of infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

According to the CDC's updated data on Covid-19 community levels, the number of counties with "high" Covid-19 levels dropped from about 1,200 on February 24 to 472 on March 3.

The CDC recently switched how it measures community levels.

The agency's old metrics looked mostly at infection levels. As the US has moved to more of a manageable phase, infection alone didn't capture the full impact of Covid-19 and the level of restrictions needed. Now, the CDC measures those levels by including rates of infection and hospital capacity.

Using the new metrics, CDC data show more than 90% of US residents live in a location with low or medium Covid-19 community levels.

A CNN analysis of the data finds only 7% of the US population is in a county with high Covid-19 community levels. ...

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