US may face new COVID wave this upcoming winter: report - China.org.cn

The spread of the COVID-19 virus gets easier in winter as people increase their indoor activities, U.S. media outlet NPR reported on Friday citing early signs that could contribute to a possible new wave of infections in the country.

In northeastern parts of the U.S., such as Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Vermont, the levels of the virus being detected in wastewater are up, as indicated in a data tracker of the national wastewater surveillance program lead at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Infections and even hospitalizations have started rising in some of the same parts of New England, as well as some other northern areas, such as the Pacific Northwest, NPR reported citing Dr. David Rubin, the director of the PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which tracks the pandemic.