national concern about exposure to COVID-19 has remained largely steady since March, Americans are now reporting greater confidence in their ability to protect themselves from the coronavirus than in any prior Gallup survey.
About one-quarter (27%) now say they are "very confident" that they can protect themselves, an increase of 16 percentage points from early April.
Overall, 82% of respondents report they are at least "somewhat confident" that they will be able to avoid infection while in public.All demographic groups have grown more confident over this period.
However, large gaps still exist in the levels of improved confidence between subgroups, particularly among political partisans.