Declining Case Counts Versus Mandatory Masking Demands: Health Measures Diverge Across US Regions

#COVID #flu and #RSV case and hospitalization counts are all dropping in #NYC as of February 28. #COVID19 deaths are also down, with only 10 reported in February so far (but that is likely to go up). I'm in Seattle for about a week, and the numbers are similar. I ate lunch indoors and I'm going dancing with friends tonight! #COVIDIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, buses, planes, trains, and crowded ferries, pharmacies and supermarkets!

Covid Is At It's Lowest In A Very Long Time, Will It Last Much Longer? #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMpCttDdJe8

My last weekly update for a while. With #COVID19 at historic lows and no sign a new surge will start soon, I'm suspending my weekly updates. - COVID is very low in 39 states & low in 8 states. - Mississippi has moderate viral activity, and West Virginia is high. - The positive rate of testing is at its lowest point in over a year. Spring should be the safest COVID period we've had since the start of the pandemic. I'll restart the updates when the summer surge begins. https://medium.com/@augieray_66704/covid-very-low-in-the-u-s-update-for-april-17-2026-18218adcc66c

In #NYC as of March 14, #COVID and #RSV cases are down, and so are #RSVirus emergency department visits as a percentage of all ED visits. #influenza cases and #COVID19 and flu ED visits are slightly up, but it's all within normal fluctuations. No new COVID deaths were reported, so we're on track for another relatively low-death month. But #COVIDIsNotOver as long as people are going to hospitals and dying, so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, planes, buses, pharmacies and supermarkets!

In #NYC as of March 7, #COVID #flu and #RSV case counts are all down. Emergency room visits are down for #COVID19 and #RSVirus. They're slightly up for #influenza but that's probably within the normal range of variation. I'm really happy that the winter waves for all three diseases were relatively mild, and I hope it's a good long time before we have another bad wave! With 10 deaths in February #COVIDIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, planes, pharmacies and supermarkets!

There is a very slight uptick in #flu and #RSV cases in #NYC, which may indicate that we're going to have a relatively rare double wave this #FluSeason, but it's still less than 1% of hospitalizations. #COVIDIsNotOver but #COVID cases are at some of the lowest levels since the virus emerged, and there were 30 deaths in the four weeks ending February 7. You can help prevent a second wave of #influenza and #RSVirus if you #WearAMask on elevators, trains, buses, doctors' offices and supermarkets!

#COVIDIsNotOver and we will have another outbreak before long. Plus, we have #FluSeason every year. Have you considered monitoring carbon dioxide? I checked CO2 levels in several different locations over three and a half years. Here are some observations about its uses and limitations. The likelihood of transmitting #COVID, the #flu or #RSV is affected by factors including temperature, humidity, wind, crowding, viral load, breathing, immune strength and vaccination. https://grieve-smith.com/ftn/2026/02/so-you-want-to-monitor-carbon-dioxide-levels/

A Look At The Latest Hotspots For Covid Flu And Other Viruses #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGqdo7Q3SUQ

Even Though It Is A Holiday There Are Several BIG News Updates Today!! #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNxF_DnBv-4

I highly recommend subscribing to Force of Infection, where epidemiologists tell us what's actually happening with infectious diseases in the U.S. This is the National edition: ILIis decreasing RSV has peaked Covid-19 activity is low https://caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-outlook-national-march-22 #ILI #Covid19 #RSV #PublicHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

A Look At The Latest Hotspots For Covid Flu And Other Viruses #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGqdo7Q3SUQ

Covid Is At It's Lowest In A Very Long Time, Will It Last Much Longer? #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMpCttDdJe8

Even Though It Is A Holiday There Are Several BIG News Updates Today!! #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNxF_DnBv-4

#COVID news. Story from @CBCNews A few highlights, link below. "Key indicators are forecasting #Canadians may be on the brink of entering a fall COVID-19 wave. " ...."Health experts consulted for this piece agreed that a fall #COVID-19 wave would be unlikely to induce mask #mandates or lockdowns. " "I don't think there's anything that we're seeing right now that would suggest we should go into #lockdown or anything like we've seen in the past, in terms of early pandemic #publichealth measures.," Graber said. ... Razak did distinguish between general mask mandates and those for higher risk environments like #hospitals, adding that the latter is something he hopes provinces will consider. " ""Most experts are advising to hold off on getting a# booster until the new #vaccines have arrived, which experts say are expected mid-fall." ""If you're young and healthy and overdue, just wait until the new boosters come out," he said. "But if you're somebody of substantial risk and you're due for your booster, you should probably get it now. Even current vaccines will protect you from acute infection for a good month or two." #medical #IDmastodon @medmastodon #medmastodon #health #mask #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/more-covid-cases-are-coming-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-1.6951092

A Look At The Latest Trends For Covid, Flu And Other Viruses In The US #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztNm0uA8W04