COVID-19 activity is increasing in many areas of the United States, though the overall respiratory virus level across the country is considered “very low,” federal officials say.
An update released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Aug. 22 says that COVID-19 emergency department visits are still “low” but are “increasing among all ages and highest in young children.”
“COVID-19 model-based epidemic trends … indicate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in most states,” the agency said.
The CDC reported through its data tracking tool that for the week ending Aug. 16, test positivity is 9.9 percent compared with 8.5 percent during the previous week. Meanwhile, emergency department visits are up to 1.2 percent from 1 percent during same time period, it shows….