Use our tracker to stay on top of the latest COVID rates and news in major film locations across the U.S.
The United States has the highest number of cumulative cases and deaths in the world, and while the disease severity may have lessened, it’s still vital to be cautious and to take preventative steps to limit the disease’s transmission. That’s because, in addition to the human and public health concerns about spreading the virus, industries that rely on in-person work and collaboration like the film industry need to mitigate risk by taking appropriate actions.
This tracker of major film locales throughout the U.S. is meant to help production specialists stay on top of virus levels in these communities where they do so much of their work. is the first step until there is more data on how long vaccines and boosters provide immunity, especially since no vaccine provides 100% protection. What can businesses do? Test early and often so that you can identify and isolate asymptomatic cases before the virus can spread and disrupt the workplace.
A few important definitions to help understand the data below:
- Case rate: The number of cases per 100,000 people. The lower, the better.
- Positivity rate: Percentage of reported tests that confirm a case of COVID-19. Below 5% indicates that a community has control over virus spread.
- Community-level: The CDC determines the level of virus in a community by looking at the case rate and the percentage of beds in use. It does not include the positivity rate, death rate, or data from wastewater surveillance (which is an early indicator of virus levels).
Why We still need (and will keep needing) COVID testing
COVID rates in Albuquerque
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in Albuquerque are low with 41.52 cases per 100,000 people, a 8.05% increase over the last 7 days. The positivity rate is 6.04% with a 0.10% increase in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations have decreased 16.90%, with a 3.2% increase in ICU bed usage. 74% of the population is fully vaccinated; 25% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.
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COVID rates in Atlanta
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in Atlanta are low with 56.68 cases per 100,000 people, a 2.58% decrease over the last 7 days. The positivity rate is 7.82% with a 1.34% decrease in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations have decreased 18.40%, with a 1.80% decrease in ICU bed usage. 59% of the population is fully vaccinated; 14% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.
COVID rates in Chicago
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in Chicago are low with 84.09 cases per 100,000 people, a 7.87% decrease over the last 7 days. The positivity rate is 4.23% with a 0.43% decrease in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations have decreased 21.70%, with a 4.60% increase in ICU bed usage. 75% of the population is fully vaccinated; 22.3% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.
COVID rates in Los Angeles
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in Los Angeles are low with 73.07 cases per 100,000 people, a 21.67% decrease over the last 7 days. Data on the positivity rate is not available. Hospitalizations have decreased 23.80%, with a 4.60% increase in ICU bed usage. 74.80% of the population is fully vaccinated; 18.9% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.
Rapid PCR Testing in Los Angeles
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COVID rates in New Orleans
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in New Orleans are medium with 140.46 cases per 100,000 people, a 21.51% increase over the last 7 days. The positivity rate is 13.80% with a 0.06% decrease in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations have decreased 25.40%, with a 5.5% increase in ICU bed usage. 72.4% of the population is fully vaccinated; 14.5% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.
Rapid PCR Testing in New Orleans
COVID rates in New York City
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in New York City are medium with 166.64 cases per 100,000 people, a 6.25% decrease over the last 7 days. The positivity rate is 14.37% with a 1.88% increase in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations have decreased 10.80%, with a 7.3% increase in ICU bed usage. 92.8% of the population is fully vaccinated; 27.4% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.
Rapid PCR Testing in New York City
COVID rates in Philadelphia
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in Philadelphia are medium with 105.3 cases per 100,000 people, a 28.11% increase over the last 7 days. The positivity rate is 11.04% with a 0.69% decrease in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations have increased 3.70%, with a 1% decrease in ICU bed usage. 75.7% of the population is fully vaccinated; 15.70% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.
Rapid PCR Testing in Philadelphia
COVID rates in Pittsburgh
As of January 26th, 2022, community levels in Pittsburgh are low with 61.92 cases per 100,000 people, a 11.83% decrease over the last 7 days. The positivity rate is 14.16% with a 1.94% increase in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations have decreased 3.20%, with a 4.3% increase in ICU bed usage. 75.1% of the population is fully vaccinated; 23.7% of the population ≥ 5 years of age have received one bivalent booster dose.