A Quick Look at the Covid-19 Pandemic

The Delta Variant surge is easing in most places, but is increasing in parts of eastern Europe, and in the Caribbean. Barbados now leads; Israeli and Botswanan levels are now much lower; UK levels remain stubbornly high, and U.S. rates are dropping as a whole (although rates remain high in the interior Pacific NW, the northern Rockies, North Dakota, Alaska, and West Virginia). The IMHE model results suggest U.S. rates will bottom out about Oct. 20 before increasing again as we head into the winter months.