Situation Report

Almost 7% of adults and 1% of kids have struggled with long Covid, survey finds | CNN Estimates of the number of people in the US with lingering Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, but a new survey from the National Center for Health Statistics says the condition may have affected as many as 962,000 children and 17.9 million adults. Jen Christensen CNN

...

Long Covid was most likely in women, Hispanic people, adults who lived in rural areas and adults ages 35 to 49. Asian adults were the least likely to have long Covid, as were people whose family income was 400% more than the federal poverty level.

...

Main US COVID markers continue slow rise However, two early indicators--emergency department visits and test positivity--declined compared to a week ago. CIDRAP

US COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continued their slow rise over the past week, but two early indicators showed declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data update.