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Houston may be U.S. hotspot for COVID
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Key Points:
- The CDC reports that one in 264 Americans is currently "actively infectious" with COVID-19, with 186,000 new daily infections nationwide, though less than 1% of reported cases are actively infectious in over 40 states.
- Texas, Nevada, and Guam have the highest percentages of actively infectious COVID-19 cases, with Central Texas showing a "high" active infection rate between 2.4% and 3.5%.
- Houston, Galveston, and parts of East Texas exhibit a "very high" active infection rate of over 3.5%, among the highest rates nationwide alongside Guam, northern Nevada, and select areas in California and the East Coast.
- Experts express concern about rising COVID-19 levels in Fort Bend County, near Houston, while noting improvements in states like California and Hawaii.
- The Houston Health Department and Rice University’s wastewater monitoring indicates increasing COVID levels in northern Houston suburbs as of June 22, while other parts of the county remain stable.
