There’s good news and bad news to report when it comes to COVID-19 in the U.S. as summer winds its way toward autumn.
The bad news is that COVID-19 has not disappeared. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated there were between 290,000 and 450,000 hospitalizations and between 34,000 to 53,000 deaths caused by COVID in the U.S. from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
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