Latest on COVID
Latest on COVID Cases, deaths, variants, vaccines, testing and more. COVID-19 cases continue to climb week-over-week as summer draws to a close, according to U.S. health data. Some regions of the United States are experiencing higher rates of positive COVID-19 tests than others, though reporting has slowed down enough nationwide that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun allowing more time to pass between certain types of updates, such as those on variant prevalence . However, amid the confusion of new strains, changing vaccine guidelines and cuts to vaccine development funding, the CDC continues to track cases, hospitalizations and deaths on a weekly basis. Here's what to know about the latest data. How many COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide? Through the week ending Aug. 23, 11.2% of the 37,732 Americans tested were positive for COVID-19, according to the CDC's latest data. This was an increase from the prior week (9.9%). During the same...