COVID activity remains low despite increased ED visits, hospitalizations

As of June 29, emergency room visits for COVID-19-related illnesses have increased 18.4% and hospitalizations have increased 13.3% from the previous week, the CDC found. According to the CDC and Becker’s Hospital Review, on June 28, the CDC warned that a summer surge may be coming ahead of summer holidays. However, on July 5, the CDC reported the amount of respiratory illness causing people to seek healthcare was low nationally with no jurisdiction experiencing moderate, high or very high activity. Although COVID activity has increased since April and May, it remains low.

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