Federal modeling now estimates that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 50 states, with none declining and none holding steady. The figure comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's epidemic trend estimates and reflects data through August 12.
That is a meaningful shift from a month ago, when the same model placed 37 states in the growth category and 11 in the unchanged category. What has not changed is the severity picture. The CDC describes emergency department visits for COVID as very low, and its respiratory virus activity levels pages continue to place national activity at the low end of the scale.
