In the last week, COVID cases are up 29% in the US. Daily reported deaths were up 23%. Hospitalizations always lag behind those two numbers - this week they were up only 1%, but that will probably increase in the next month.

Tracking U.S. covid-19 cases, deaths and other metrics by state
More than 1,064,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S., and more than 97,084,000 cases have been reported.

No numbers can fully convey the state of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States, but several metrics taken together provide a clearer view of what is happening now and what may be coming soon.

The data in these charts is gathered by The Washington Post from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state government sites (cases and deaths) and the Department of Health and Human Services (hospitalizations). Not all tracking sites use the same sources or report dates, so case and death numbers can differ.

Half of the states show increasing numbers while the rest are neutral or dropping numbers. Those with the worst infection spikes right now are, alas, Hawaii, Alaska, Texas, Florida, and Arizona. All GOP states. There is a correlation to be made as those states' governors tend to dismiss COVID precautions.