Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Rob Stein | NPR, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · August 16, 2026 · 1 min read

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Public health experts say we're now in the midst of a growing summer surge of COVID in the U.S. (Justin Sullivan / ) Hantavirus. Ebola. West Nile. Measles. And, of course, cyclospora — that stomach parasite making people miserable across the country. Americans have plenty to worry abo...

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