For the first time in months, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S. are both projected to increase over the next four weeks, according to updated forecast models used by the CDC.
Nationally, new infection rates have reached their highest point in nearly two months. More than 60,000 new cases are being officially reported each day, up by 27% in the last week, according to the CDC.
Since last summer, dozens of states have moved to shutter public testing sites, with more at-home COVID-19 tests now available. Most Americans are not reporting their results to officials, and thus, experts say infection totals are likely significantly undercounted.A member of the medical staff wearing full PPE prepares a disinfectant solution to wipe a deceased patient in the Covid-19 intensive care unit in Houston, June 30, 2020.
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