COVID Map Shows Highest Rates Across US

A new map from the CDC shows that certain Southern states are leading in COVID-19 infection rates,

As COVID-19 cases surge in the U.S. amid the rise of FLiRT variants, a new map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals which states have been hardest hit.The data shows that four Southern states and one Southwestern state are experiencing the highest rates of infection. In Region Six—comprising Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas—23.5 percent of COVID tests were positive, an increase of 7.3 percentage points from the previous week.

, leading experts to anticipate a possible 'summer wave' of COVID cases.The new strains, known as 'FLiRT' due to the specific mutations in their spike proteins, were initially detected in U.S. wastewater. Symptoms of this strain are believed to be similar to those of currently circulating strains, as outlined by the CDC.

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