The coronavirus pandemic has transitioned from a pandemic to an endemic disease. It is still present, but has finally become non-prevalent.
The peaks are clearly visible. The world peaked around January 20th, 2022.
There were eight other smaller peaks, the most recent occurring around Dec 16th 2022.
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It is still possible to contract COVID-19, and indoor crowds are the highest risk, but the risk of an outbreak has been reduced.
Cases and deaths have dropped, although Americans still die at a rate over 1000 per week.
Vaccines are advisable, particularly for the most at-risk individuals of compromised health or older age. Vaccines will become a yearly thing similar to a flu-shot.
Many still suffer from Long COVID, and their personal tragedy should not be denied or discounted. Prudent use of masks, distancing and cleanliness are wise.
COVID-19 is never going away. It has been added to the diseases that humans can contract forever.
For the above reasons, this thread will no longer track the data and levels of COVID-19.
I thank everyone who has followed this thread and made use of the information. I also thank all of those who took the pandemic seriously and who took appropriate measures to protect lives. Nothing is more patriotic to our nation and responsible to society than being woke and considerate of others. We share this world together. Human advancement is the direct result of people cooperating with others and doing what is right and good for society. A world full of selfish combative humans never would have gotten this far. Well done. Your efforts are rarely acknowledged nor rewarded but I applaud you now. The world is better off for you being an active part of benevolent humanity.
The source for the data used in this thread has transitioned from daily tracking to weekly.
It can be found at this link:
Worldometer