COVID Cases Rise in Many US States This Summer
COVID-19 cases are going up in the United States. This is happening in almost every state. It is summer, and the normal virus season has not started yet. Doctors say people should watch for COVID symptoms.
Every year, more people get sick in fall and winter. This is called the respiratory virus season. But this year, COVID cases are rising early. This is a surge, which means a fast rise in numbers.
Health experts want people to know the symptoms. Common COVID symptoms are cough, fever, and feeling very tired. Some people also lose their sense of smell.
Doctors say people should get tested if they feel sick. A COVID test can show if someone has the virus. People can also get a vaccine to help stop them from getting very sick.
Maps show which states have more COVID cases now. Health officials are watching the numbers closely this summer.
Vocabulary15 words
- symptom
- a sign that shows you are sick
- surge
- a sudden big rise
- test
- a check to find out something
- vaccine
- medicine that stops you getting a sickness
- respiratory
- about breathing
- virus
- a tiny germ that makes people sick
- case
- one person who has a sickness
- fever
- when your body is too hot from sickness
- state
- one part of a country, like Texas or Ohio
- climb
- to go up
- guideline
- advice on what to do
- traditional
- the usual or normal way
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- watch for
- to look carefully for something
- sense of smell
- the ability to smell things
Quiz
Answer key
1. They are rising 2. In nearly every state 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
COVID-19 cases are going up in the United States. This is happening in almost every _____. It is summer, and the normal virus season has not _____ yet. Doctors say people should watch for COVID _____.
Every year, more people get sick in fall and winter. This is called the respiratory virus season. But this year, COVID cases are rising _____. This is a _____, which means a fast rise in numbers.
Health experts want people to know the symptoms. Common COVID symptoms are cough, _____, and feeling very tired. Some people also lose their sense of _____.
Doctors say people should get _____ if they feel sick. A COVID test can show if someone has the virus. People can also get a _____ to help stop them from getting very sick.
Maps show which states have more COVID cases now. Health officials are watching the numbers closely this _____.
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