CDC Data Show COVID Deaths and ER Visits on the Rise

The figures still remain relatively low, according to the agency.

An electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects), which causes COVID-19, emerging from cultured cells. NIAID via The Epoch Times

More people ended up in hospital emergency departments and have died in recent weeks due to COVID-19, although the figures still remain relatively low, according to newly released federal data.

Data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show there was a 23 percent increase in emergency room visits associated with COVID-19 for the week ending on June 22. There was not a notable change in COVID-19 hospitalizations, numbers show.