plummeted to 15%.By October, with infections from the delta variant waning, a slim 51% majority once again thought the situation was improving.
However, as news of the omicron strain's emergence in Africa began to circulate in November, Americans became more concerned, and the percentage saying the situation was improving fell 20 percentage points.
The latest reading is down an additional 11 points.Along with the 20% of U.S. adults who currently say the pandemic is improving, 22% think it is staying the same and 58% believe it is worsening.Line graph.
Percentages of Americans who think the coronavirus situation in the U.S. is getting a lot or a little better, staying the same, or getting a lot or a little worse, from April 2020 to January 2022.