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

Recent CDC statistics show that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in several dozen U.S. states.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. NIAID-RML/AP/The Canadian Press

Recent data show that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in several dozen U.S. states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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.” Cases are either at a stable level or the status is unclear in remaining states, the CDC said.