July 11, 2024- As of June 29, emergency room visits for COVID-19-related illnesses have increased 18.4% and hospitalizations have increased 13.3% from the previous week, the CDC found. According to the CDC and Becker’s Hospital Review, on June 28, the CDC warned that a summer surge may be coming ahead of summer holidays. However, on July 5, the CDC reported the amount of respiratory illness causing people to seek healthcare was low nationally with no jurisdiction experiencing moderate, high or very high activity. Although COVID activity has increased since April and May, it remains low.
The CDC’s most recent data shows that variants KP.3, KP.2, LB.1 and KP.1.1 are the top four subvariants of the JN lineage of the virus currently infecting individuals across the U.S. The five states with the highest increases in COVID-19 ED visits as of June 29 are: Nebraska: 82.1% Georgia: 57.3%, Idaho: 56.6%, Louisiana: 39.4%, and West Virginia: 34.9%.