Waves of Covid can give you an awful sense of déjà vu. As “Hot Vax Summer” gave way early to Delta-anxious fall, you could be forgiven for feeling a familiar sense of dread, not so different from what you’d felt before the dismal winter of 2020 or the Southern surge that took off that July.

But not all spikes are created equal. The Delta-caused wave that now seems to be sloping downward has different demographics than previous waves, and provides a snapshot of the current state of the pandemic in the United States.

While racial and ethnic disparities in Covid cases and deaths persist, some appear to have narrowed to a certain extent.

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