Coronavirus infections are on the rise yet again, all across the U.S. By the numbers: On average, roughly 63,000 Americans per day were diagnosed with coronavirus infections over the past week. That’s a 17% increase from the week before, and echoes the rising caseloads of the pandemic’s second wave last summer. The variants driving this outbreak are more contagious than the original strain; future variants will likely be less susceptible to our existing vaccines. Go deeper: Coronavirus cases are rising all over the worldEach week, Axios tracks the change in new infections in each state.
