Gallup: Only 31% Worried About COVID As Cases Rise

May 11, 2022 Coronavirus, United States

The steady increase in COVID-19 cases this past month is not disconcerting to Americans, as they are less worried now about the coronavirus than they were at the start of the year, and fewer are social distancing.

Fewer than one in three U.S. adults (31%) say they are “very” or “somewhat worried” about getting COVID-19, statistically similar to the 34% recorded in mid-February when cases were steeply declining after the omicron spike. Americans’ current worry level is the lowest Gallup has recorded since July 2021.

Half of Americans (50%) say they have worn a mask outside their home in the last seven days. This comes after various federal, state and local policies on masking have loosened in many places across the country in recent weeks.

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U.S. COVID update: Cases continue to rise

– New cases: 112,446
– Average: 79,451 (+5,264)
– States reporting: 33/50
– In hospital: 18,975 (+409)
– In ICU: 2,150 (+8)
– New deaths: 376
– Average: 334 (-11)

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