Whereas the USA faces a possible surge of COVID-19, a number of states have continued to keep away from a major improve in new instances.

Based on knowledge from the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming have all continued to report low COVID-19 case counts over the previous week.

The latest rise in instances throughout the nation comes a number of months after the U.S. noticed a significant unfold of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in January. After the Omicron wave ebbed, quite a few states eliminated COVID-19 mitigation efforts, akin to masking and vaccine mandates.

As of April 13, the CDC reported an increase in COVID-19 instances nationally, as most different states have had a slight improve in newly reported COVID-19 instances, with the nationwide 7-day common up 19.1 % from the earlier week.

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A number of states have continued to keep away from new COVID-19 instances because the U.S. faces one other potential surge of the virus. Above, an indication on a door asks folks to put on masks in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 14, 2022.Spencer Platt/Getty

13 states have seen a slight improve in instances over the previous week. Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia have had a rise within the seven-day shifting common variety of instances on April 13, when in comparison with the earlier week, in response to CDC knowledge.

Nonetheless, CDC knowledge exhibits that, specifically, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming have had a number of the lowest COVID-19 case counts throughout the U.S., every with a seven-day shifting common beneath 100 as of April 13.

Whereas some states are seeing a rise in new each day instances, the numbers usually are not reaching the surge beforehand skilled in the course of the fast unfold of the Omicron variant. Dr. Eric Topol, who serves as the pinnacle of the Scripps Analysis Translational Institute, instructed the Related Press on Friday that COVID-19 instances will possible proceed to rise within the U.S. however is not going to attain the "monstrous" top seen earlier this 12 months.

Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious illness knowledgeable at Johns Hopkins College, additionally spoke to the Related Press concerning the potential rise in new COVID-19 instances and warned that "[w]e might have a considerable surge" because of the BA.2 variant—presently the predominant pressure of omicron lineage within the U.S.

Whereas talking with Bloomberg TV earlier this month, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's main infectious illness knowledgeable, warned that "we must always anticipate that we're going to see some improve in instances as you get to the colder climate within the fall."

Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention for remark.