COVID-19 Infections Growing Or Likely Growing In Half Of US, CDC Estimates

The Hill (7/16, Kutz) reports, “Infections of COVID-19 are growing or likely growing in half of the U.S. as of early July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates.” Modeling from the CDC “shows the West Coast, Southeast and South are the primary [regions] for increased cases, though it maintains that activity overall remains ‘low’ nationwide.” According to the Hill, “the probability that the epidemic is growing is highest in California, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Ohio, among others.”