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

More good news:

With a decrease from 378 copies/ml to 272 copies/ml, we’re still three times higher than the mid-June 2023 nadir and at about a quarter of the January 2023 season peak. That probably means around 0.5-0.75 percent of people are currently infected (though that’s a very rough estimate because we’re not collecting the right prevalence data).

Anne Arundel County, MD doesn’t seem to be collecting data anymore, so we’ve lost those confirmatory data, though the Verily data for D.C. also suggest a decline.

Anyway, the prevalence is still 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.