Number Of COVID-19 Infections Growing Across Most Of US, CDC Data Indicate

The Washington Post (7/3, Nirappil) reported that the number of coronavirus infections in the US is “likely growing in 44 states and territories as of June 25, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Additionally, “coronavirus activity in wastewater remains low but is increasing; it is highest and rising most sharply in the West, according to the CDC.” However, the June data “may be incomplete because of reporting delays.” As for which variants are dominant, “nearly two-thirds of infections are caused by KP variants dubbed FLiRT...according to CDC data as of June 22. A similar variant, called LB.1, which has an additional mutation than the FLiRT variants, is on the rise and accounted for 17.5 percent of cases.”