up by double digits since July when optimism was waning amid rising cases.With weekly COVID-19 cases now lower than in July, the 65% of U.S.
adults who believe the pandemic is improving is up 24 percentage points and on par with readings in February and April. In addition, 24% of Americans say the situation is staying about the same and 11% think it is getting worse.Gallup began measuring public perceptions of the coronavirus situation once per quarter this year after tracking it monthly in 2021 and weekly for much of 2020.Though markedly improved, the current assessment, from an Oct.
11-19 survey, is not nearly as optimistic as it was in May and June 2021, when 84% and 89% of U.S. adults, respectively, said the situation was getting better.
Impressions of the pandemic's trajectory have been closely linked to changes in infection rates.Gallup has periodically measured Americans' views of whether the pandemic is over since June 2021.