An increase in the number of COVID-19 cases from the past few weeks could be indicative of a slight summer COVID-19 wave in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Hospital admissions, test positivity rates and emergency department visits by people who have contracted the virus have all seen a national uptick since mid-July, though numbers remain relatively low.
"U.S. COVID-19 rates are still near historic lows after 7 months of steady declines," CDC spokesperson Kathleen Conley said in a statement. "The U.S. has experienced increases in COVID-19 during the past three summers, so it's not surprising to see an uptick."
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