COVID status in the U.S. as winter approaches, and views of infectious disease experts

What states have the highest COVID rates? Map shows where it's spreading as winter approaches Is COVID going around again as the U.S. approaches the winter? Infectious disease experts share what to know and how to stay safe. TODAY

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According to viral activity in wastewater — one of the most accurate ways to measure cases since the CDC stopped tracking overall cases, — the states with the highest COVID rates, as of Nov. 30, are:

• New Mexico
• Arizona
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
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