The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
The spread of infectious diseases is the top concern in the U.S., UK, Japan and South Korea as global economic concerns grow.
As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
The pandemic has had a divisive effect on a sense of national unity in many of the countries surveyed: A median of 46% feel more national unity now than before the coronavirus outbreak, while 48% think divisions have grown.
As the debate resurfaces over drilling in the wildlife refuge, here are some facts about Americans’ views of expanded oil and gas drilling.
Most Republicans say the primary reason for the rise in confirmed coronavirus cases is that more people are being tested.
Republicans and Democrats' opinions differ on many aspects of the outbreak, including views about religious practices during the pandemic.
Black and Hispanic worshippers are less likely than their white counterparts to say they have gone to a house of worship recently.
Few regular worshippers say their congregations are operating normally, and most support the precautions being taken.
Six-in-ten say the primary reason the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing is that there are more new infections; 39% say cases are rising mainly because more people are being tested than in previous months.
