Northern, Western States See Surge in COVID-19 Cases

A nurse fills up syringes for patients as they receive their COVID-19 booster vaccination during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2021. Emily Elconin/Reuters

COVID-19 metrics have been rising in the northern and western United States in recent weeks after a surge in the South over the summer.

Reported case counts and hospitalizations have increased considerably in Michigan and Minnesota, which now have two of the top case rates nationwide.