With New COVID Vaccines Arriving Soon, Brush up on Guidelines and Summer Surge Facts
We’re in a summer COVID surge, and updated vaccines are due soon. Here’s a quick update on what you need to know
Exact case counts are no longer being tracked, but current indicators show that COVID infections in the U.S. are widespread. In the week ending on August 10, nearly one in five COVID tests reported to health departments was positive, and one in 40 people who visited an emergency department was diagnosed with COVID, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 2 percent of all deaths reported during that week were caused by the disease.