COVID-19 cases are climbing across the United States as the virus enters another seasonal wave. COVID-19 infections are increasing or likely to increase in almost all states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Dr Michael Mina, chief medical officer at biopharmaceutical company Invivyd and former Harvard T.H. He noted that infections often begin rising around early to mid-July, after which it accelerates.
She said the increase became visible in parts of the South and West in July before spreading more widely by late July and early August. Chan School of Public Health professor, said COVID waves have followed a consistent pattern in recent years. Moreover, new variants can partially evade immunity from previous infections and vaccinations.Dr Andrew Handel, a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, said COVID mutations accumulate over time and contribute to repeated infections.
Dr Syra Madad, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Harvard’s Belfer Center and chief biopreparedness officer for New York City’s public hospitals, told USA TODAY that infections are rising nationally but from a low baseline.
