COVID-19
Infections. Also called: Coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-CoV-2 infection.
How common is COVID-19 in the US?
COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, preliminary estimate: 290,000-450,000 (Hospitalizations over one season, not a rate; United States, July 2024 to June 2025). Source: MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC), 2026. Label: MODELED.
- 290,000-450,000 COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, preliminary estimate. Out of: Hospitalizations over one season, not a rate. Where: United States. When: July 2024 to June 2025. Hospital stays only, not all infections. Label: MODELED.
COVID-19 was associated with an estimated 290,000-450,000 hospitalizations and 34,000-53,000 deaths; RSV was associated with 190,000-350,000 hospitalizations and 10,000-23,000 deaths.
Source: Respiratory Virus Activity - United States, July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC), 2026. PubMed 41712508. DOI 10.15585/mmwr.mm7506a2. - 34,000-53,000 COVID-19-associated deaths, preliminary estimate. Out of: Deaths over one season, not a rate. Where: United States. When: July 2024 to June 2025. Deaths only. Label: MODELED.
COVID-19 was associated with an estimated 290,000-450,000 hospitalizations and 34,000-53,000 deaths; RSV was associated with 190,000-350,000 hospitalizations and 10,000-23,000 deaths.
Source: Respiratory Virus Activity - United States, July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC), 2026. PubMed 41712508. DOI 10.15585/mmwr.mm7506a2.
Each figure measures something different. Do not compare them with each other or with other conditions.
Medical codes
- ICD-10-CM FY2026:
U07.1COVID-19 (exact). Long-term effects are profiled separately under long COVID.
Research activity
As of 2026-09-24: 10,244 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov (search COVID-19) and 366,363 PubMed records, 2021 to 2025. A count of records is not how common or serious the condition is.
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