Health experts explain COVID-19 spike

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There’s been an increase in COVID cases as we’re going through a summer wave of the virus. Virginia public health officials say, this has been happening every summer and there’s no reason for alarm because each year the wave is milder. They’re keeping an eye on COVID-19 emergency room visits, which are ticking up slightly with 1,300 in the last week of June. That’s 0.8% of all visits statewide. Health experts want to remind us that there are anti-viral treatments available.