COVID trend data continue to update through the summer. Modeling estimates that COVID infections are growing or likely growing in 43 states, declining in none, and unchanged in seven, as of August 5. National respiratory illness activity remains low, and the CDC advises reading this metric alongside hospitalization and emergency department data. Activity is genuinely low, and CDC epidemic trend reporting for flu and RSV ended for the season on June 5. The CDC's respiratory virus activity page shows state-level wastewater and emergency department data, and many state health departments publish local dashboards.