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2 Years of COVID: These Interactive Graphics Tell the Story

March 04, 2022

COVID-19 is too unpredictable, too cunning, for us to consider March 12 as anything more than the novel coronavirus’ second anniversary. It’s not the end, despite the dwindling case and death numbers.

But in this pause we can at least reflect on the cumulative damage:

More than 10,500 deaths in Connecticut.
More than 960,000 deaths in the United States.
6 million deaths worldwide.

In Connecticut, with close to 730,000 COVID-positive cases and close to 15.3 million reported tests, the numbers seem almost incomprehensible.

“You all remember back in March of 2020,” says Dr. Ulysses Wu, Hartford HealthCare’s System Director of Infection Disease and Chief Epidemiologist. “Going out on the roads was actually glorious because there was nobody out there. Everybody was afraid to go out. You couldn’t go into a restaurant. You couldn’t go into a grocery store. . . . Last year, we were losing the equivalent of a 9/11 every single day, upward of over 3,000 people a day in the United States. There were people who weren’t batting an eye to it. It is a matter of perspective.”

If the numbers don’t seem real, they at least offer some context.

Here’s a look at COVID-19, with the latest data by town and state, with national and global information:

A COVID Case Chronology in Connecticut

Hover over any point on the graph to see an actual number for a specific date.

COVID-Related Deaths by Date

Hover over any point on the graph to an actual number for a specific date.

Town-by-Town Numbers

Use the search window to find your town.

How COVID Affected Each Age Group

Use the dropdown window to so see any of seven age-related categories.

COVID Today Connecticut

Here are the latest case numbers provided by the state. Click on any town for details.

Connecticut Cases by Town

Hover, or click, over any town to find the case rate per 100,000 population. (Updated each Thursday.)

Our State: Today's Report

Here's the state's latest update, released March 10.

COVID Today Worldwide

Click anywhere on this map for country-specific numbers.

Global: COVID-19 Cases

Click on, or hover over, any country in this global map provided by Our World in Data to track daily new cases throughout the pandemic.

Hannah Ritchie, Edouard Mathieu, Lucas Rodés-Guirao, Cameron Appel, Charlie Giattino, Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, Joe Hasell, Bobbie Macdonald, Diana Beltekian and Max Roser (2020) - "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Published online at OurWorldInData.org. Retrieved from: 'https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus' [Online Resource]

Global: The Most, and Least, Vaccinated Countries

Click on any country for specifics on the percentage of the population fully vaccinated or partly vaccinated.