COVIDView: A Weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S COVID-19 Activity, Week 52 [December 26, 2020]   [open pdf - 926KB]

From the Key Updates: "Nationally, surveillance indicators tracking levels of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] circulation and associated illnesses declined or remained stable during the week ending December 26, 2020; however, there were regional differences. The percentage of deaths due to pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] (PIC) has been increasing since early October. Both COVID-19-associated hospitalizations and PIC mortality for the most recent weeks are expected to increase as more data are received."