CDC Data Show 39 US States Are Seeing a Rise in COVID-19 Cases

While recent data show that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in several dozen U.S. states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said there is no sign that the variants driving that increase lead to more severe symptoms. The latest data collected by the CDC show that 39 states and territories have seen a growth in COVID-19 infections, while the virus is “declining or likely declining in [zero] states.” The rest are either stable or it’s not clear, the CDC said. More general data provided by the CDC show that cases have increased by 1.2 percent in the week ending on June 24....