The case count rate (i.e., background infection rate or infectious prevalence) is the percentage of people in the state, province, or local community who are likely to be infected (and infectious) with SARS-CoV-2, influenza, rhinovirus, or RSV at a specified time. The data is configured using 7-day averages of reported and adjusted public health case count data. Adjustments include typical infectious period of the illness, reported vs estimated “actual” cast counts to account for asymptomatic individuals, lack of testing in the community, and wastewater correlation signals where available.
Data is sourced from our partner BlueDot and a variety of public health sources.
