COVID-19 during pregnancy in the United States: May 31 update
Data on COVID-19 during pregnancy, as reported by the CDC, in collaboration with state, local, and territorial health departments and external partners.
Here’s the latest data, updated on May 31, 2022:
New cases diagnosed during the week of May 22: 62
Total pregnant women with COVID-19: 211,551
Total cases: 211,551
Total deaths: 295
Total hospitalized cases: 33,123
Total cases admitted to the ICU: 667
Required invasive ventilation: 142
Required ECMO: 40
Find previous data and the latest COVID-19 updates from Contemporary OB/GYN® here.
Data is updated weekly based on data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The cases reported are only confirmed cases with laboratory evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. CDC’s case numbers are validated through a confirmation process with each jurisdiction.
The CDC’s Coronavirus Resource Center is a resource with the latest information on COVID-19 testing, vaccines, hospitalizations, deaths, and other vital statistics. Data on COVID-19 during pregnancy comes from the CDC’s COVID-19 Data Tracker.
Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on the current state of COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and member of its COVID-19 task force. Han is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and discusses the issues on behalf of SMFM.
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