CDC: COVID-19 Infections Rise in Some Parts of US

Activity for COVID-19 remains low and very low for respiratory activity overall, according to the agency.

This scanning electron microscope image shows the novel coronavirus (orange), which causes COVID-19 disease, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (green) cultured in the lab. Photo published on Feb. 13, 2020. NIAID-RML

While activity for COVID-19 remains low in the United States, recent statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that infections are rising in parts of the country.

The CDC said in a July 18 update that “COVID-19 activity is increasing in many Southeast, Southern, and West Coast states. COVID-19 levels are ranked as ”low,” the second-lowest level on the CDC’s scale, according to the update.