Understanding how COVID-19 is impacting your county can help you take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. “Your Community” on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker allows you to explore your county’s data, including cases, deaths, testing, and hospital admissions. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3khUNSN. | CDC

CDC has modified existing surveillance systems, many of which are used to track influenza and other respiratory viruses annually, to monitor COVID-19. The latest COVIDView report with new data on race/ethnicity by age is available: https://bit.ly/2yBOcPu | CDC

The latest CDC COVIDView report shows the proportion of death certificates coded as being related to COVID-19 disease decreased from 25.5% the week of April 11th to 10.6% last week. This is the third consecutive week during which the percentage of deaths associated with COVID-19 has declined, but the percentage remains high compared with most influenza seasons: https://bit.ly/2ViFflZ | CDC