Now, companies are wondering whether their workers will hesitate to go back to the office, and if consumers will once again abandon brick-and-mortar stores, restaurants and hotels. Many firms transitioned to remote work and closed storefronts – in some cases, forever.
The emergency pushed them to make rapid-fire decisions with major implications for both company profits as well as the health and safety of the workforce.
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Still, the rise in cases reopens the question: what happens if we're once again faced with an overwhelming global health crisis?Įntrepreneurs and executives are particularly concerned, since businesses were woefully unprepared when the pandemic arrived in full force in 2020.
Two new variants of note – BA.2.86 (Pirola) and EG.5 (Eris) – have already shown up around the world, including in the US and UK.Įven as we head into cool-weather months, experts aren't yet predicting new lockdowns. New cases in Alabama more than doubled to 7,787 in late March but this included a backlog.As students return to school and employers call their workers back to offices, Covid-19 cases are once again rising globally. Wyoming’s spike in late April is due to the inclusion of probable cases. This changed the state total by more than 173,000 tests for July 31.Ī spike observed in deaths in New Jersey and nationally in late June is due to New Jersey including over 1,800 probable deaths from earlier in the pandemic. On July 30, Minnesota began reporting the total number of people tested instead of total specimens tested. 7, resulting in an abnormal spike in cases. Virginia reported a large backlog of positive infections on Aug. Reuters has reconciled all historical data to reflect this change in methodology 2, Massachusetts adopted a more restrictive definition for probable cases, which resulted in a significant fall in the number of cases. The change resulted in a one-day increase of roughly 65,000 cases. Texas began reporting probable cases on Dec. 31 include a one-time increase due to Reuters including data reported by St. Missouri cases and deaths for the week ended Jan. 19 resulted in a one-time increase of over 27,000 new cases.Ī spike observed in deaths in Ohio and nationally in early February 2021 is due to Ohio including 4,275 probable deaths from earlier in the pandemic.Ī spike observed in deaths in Indiana and nationally in early February 2021 is due to Indiana including over 1,500 probable deaths from earlier in the pandemic. On April 7, 2021, Oklahoma reported 1,716 new deaths that occurred between August and February that had gone unreported due to an error by a lab.Ī change in reporting methodology in Iowa on Feb. If probable cases and deaths are not reported, only confirmed cases and deaths are shown.Īlabama reported a backlog of tests May 14-15, 2021, which resulted in a one-time spike in cases. Reuters’ total cases and deaths include both confirmed and probable cases and deaths where data is available.
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While some states and counties report fresh numbers daily, others only update on weekdays or less frequently. Reuters also occasionally sources information from press conferences, press releases and verified tweets and social media posts by state officials.
Reuters collates and checks this data by hand and the figures largely come from state, county and territory government/public health department websites. The vaccination data comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The previous data comes from The COVID Tracking Project’s archives. The hospitalization data shown here was collected by Reuters after August 1, 2020. About the data: On March 1, 2021, this page stopped using new hospitalization and testing data from The COVID Tracking Project in anticipation of that project’s end.
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