*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore.

A big drop this week:

With a big decline from 641 copies/ml to 489 copies/ml, we’re still five times higher than the mid-June 2023 nadir and at about forty percent of the January 2023 season peak. That probably means around 1.0 percent of people are currently infected (though that’s a very rough estimate because we’re not collecting the right prevalence data).

Meanwhile, after a spike last week, Anne Arundel County, MD also had a large decline this week. Hopefully, the prevalence will keep on declining.

Anyway, the prevalence is high enough, such that if you’re at a large-ish gathering, it’s definitely a good idea to mask up, not just to protect yourself, but to protect others too. Remember, you’re not the weirdo if you’re still trying to avoid getting (re)infected.