This week, the number of Americans who know someone with COVID-19 rose to 1-in-3.
This differs by group across the U.S.
The number of Americans who know someone with COVID-19 has tripled in the last four weeks.
Latino and African Americans are more likely to know someone with COVID-19 (see this post). This gap has widened over the last month.
Women are also more likely to know someone with COVID-19, and this difference has also increased since mid-March.
Democrats are more likely to know someone with COVID-19, likely due to high rates of infections in densely populated areas. But the party gap is decreasing over time.
Knowing someone with COVID-19 impacts our behavior and attitudes. For instance, knowing someone with Coronavirus increases our support for policies that force businesses to close.