Map Shows Where US COVID Cases Are Rising
Summary
COVID-19 cases are rising in most U.S. states for the first time since spring, according to new CDC data. Thirty-seven states show increasing infections, while eleven states have stable levels, and none currently show a decline.Key Facts
- The CDC's latest epidemic model shows COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 37 states.
- Eleven states have stable transmission levels of COVID-19.
- No states are currently experiencing declining or likely declining COVID-19 cases.
- Large parts of the South, including Texas and Florida, show strong COVID-19 growth.
- Some populous states like California, New York, Illinois, and Michigan also have growing COVID-19 cases.
- States such as Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey show stable COVID-19 transmission.
- The CDC uses a measure called the effective reproduction number (Rt) to estimate if infections are growing or shrinking.
- Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before a Senate committee recently but declined to answer some questions about the COVID-19 response, citing his Fifth Amendment rights.
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