COVID cases are continuing to rise across large parts of the U.S., though the amount varies by state and there’s early data suggesting some areas may be at or near a peak for this summer’s wave, according to statistics collected by BNO News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least\u00a0130,895\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0were reported between July 15 and July 21, up from\u00a0120,934<\/strong>\u00a0in the week before (+8%). Those figures were collected from state health departments and, where necessary, estimated based on hospital admissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Actual case numbers are higher because many hospitals and states are no longer reporting detailed COVID data. Laboratory testing is also low because most people and doctors are using at-home tests which are not included in official statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Many areas of the country are experiencing consistent increases in COVID-19 activity,” the CDC said in a statement on Friday. “COVID-19 test positivity, emergency department visits, and rates of COVID-19\u2013associated hospitalizations are increasing, particularly among adults 65+. CDC will continue to closely monitor trends in COVID-19 activity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the past week, cases increased in 21 out of 27 states with consistent but limited data. Notable increases were reported in Virginia (+105%), Georgia (+64%), Nevada (+58%), Maryland (+47%), Minnesota (+38%), New Mexico (+36%), Tennessee (+35%), Michigan (+31%), Kentucky (+29%) and Washington state (+23%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s currently estimated that COVID cases are increasing in 42 states and territories (a decrease of 3), declining in 0 states or territories (unchanged), and stable or uncertain in 6 states and territories (an increase of 3). Nationally, COVID test positivity is 12.6%, up from 11% last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only 34% of hospitals in the U.S. submitted COVID data this week, which is similar to last week but down from 91% in early May. Those limited figures show that at least 3,583 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID, up from 2,920 last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 552 new COVID deaths<\/strong>\u00a0were reported during the week, up from 540 last week and the highest since early May. This marks the 227th week in a row with more than 400 new COVID deaths in the U.S., or nearly 1.2 million during the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far this year, nearly 4 million COVID cases have been reported in the U.S., causing at least 309,868 hospitalizations and 33,140 deaths, according to BNO\u2019s COVID data tracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Help us continue our work: BNO News is one of the last teams collecting crucial COVID data across the U.S. Help us continue our work by making a contribution on PayPal<\/a>, BuyMeACoffee<\/a>, Patreon<\/a> or Ko-Fi<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" COVID cases are continuing to rise across large parts of the U.S., though the amount varies by state and there’s early data suggesting some areas may be at or near a peak for this summer’s wave, according to statistics collected by BNO News. At least\u00a0130,895\u00a0new cases\u00a0were reported between July 15 and July 21, up from\u00a0120,934\u00a0in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1704,1590,151,2493],"class_list":["post-44591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usnews","tag-covid-19","tag-2019-20-outbreak-of-coronavirus","tag-united-states","tag-weekly-u-s-covid-update"],"yoast_head":"\n