Almost two years into the pandemic, the nation feels as though it has turned a corner on the virus, and there may be political ramifications to all the changes.
WASHINGTON — Four weeks ago, in mid-January, the Covid-19 omicron variant was booming, positive rates were hitting record highs and the nation was looking at pictures of overcrowded hospitals. Today virus rates are plummeting and Americans are talking about having to “learn to live” with the virus.
On Jan. 15, the Centers for Disease Control reported the United States was averaging more than 807,000 new daily cases in a seven-day period. The seven-day average had skyrocketed from about 122,000 cases a day just one month earlier on Dec. 15. That Jan. 15 figure was the high-water mark for new daily cases since the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020.
Covid deaths tend to be a lagging indicator — people get sick before they die — so their peak came later but comparing Feb. 1-15 shows a marked decline. That combination of factors, the sudden decline in cases and the lower death rate with omicron, seems to have Americans feeling differently about the pandemic than they did a month ago.
Finding agreement between Democrats and Republicans is rare — and Covid has produced some sharp partisan divides — so when you see moves like that, you are likely to see action. Over the past month, mask mandates have begun to come down, and not just in Republican territory.
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