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

Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4773x3353+0+0/resize/4773x3353!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2F85%2F291072c24e068b7eb789a170e2f8%2Fgettyimages-2204397801.jpg' alt='A positive COVID home test is shown in this image. Public health experts say we're now in the midst of a growing summer surge of COVID in the U.S.'/><p>Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.</p><p>(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5927115' />