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Highly Contagious Variants Drive Covid-19 Uptick In These States

Highly Contagious Variants Drive Covid-19 Uptick In These States

Fresh surveillance shows COVID-19 is quietly heating up at the height of summer, fueling concerns about travel plans and back-to-school prep. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) time-varying reproductive number dashboard, seven states now have a rate above 1.2, meaning each infected person is, on average, passing the virus to more than one other individual.  Louisiana tops the …

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