Map of Covid case indications in U.S.

Mapped: Another hot COVID summer COVID-19 cases are growing or likely growing in 45 states and territories, and most states have high or very high levels of virus. Adriel Bettelheim Axios

COVID-19 cases are growing or likely growing in 45 states and territories, and more than half of the states have virus levels that are "very high" or "high" as a summertime wave expands, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Why it matters: The prevalence of COVID is especially high in the West, where test positivity in the region comprising Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada stood at 15.6% and viral activity in wastewater has been rising over the past month, according to the agency.

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