The CDC's epidemic trend estimates are based on data from June 23 through to July 21, and show infections are growing or likely growing in 37 states, not changing in 11 states, and declining in none. At the same time, COVID-19 accounts for about 0.2 percent of emergency department visits nationwide, a level the agency classifies as "Very Low."
States the CDC classifies as growing include Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Hawaii. States classified as likely growing or a mix of growing and likely growing include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Nevada, and Utah. All other states are classified as not changing, not estimated, or having insufficient data.
Thailand reported about 9,900 cases, followed by Brazil with about 5,000. Colombia reported 508 cases, the United Kingdom reported 372, and Mexico reported 361, according to the WHO dashboard.
White House Outlined COVID-19 Origin Findings
According to the White House, COVID-19 likely originated from "a lab-related incident involving gain-of-function research."On its "Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19" website, the Trump administration says the virus has "a biological characteristic that is not found in nature," and that Wuhan's leading SARS laboratory conducted gain-of-function research under inadequate biosafety conditions.
The administration also says researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology experienced COVID-like symptoms before the outbreak was identified, and that evidence supporting a natural origin has not surfaced.
The White House further says the publication "The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2" was prompted by Dr. Anthony Fauci to promote the narrative that COVID-19 originated naturally.
The administration also criticized the WHO’s response to the pandemic.
"The WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was an abject failure because it caved to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party and placed China's political interests ahead of its international duties," the White House said. "Further, the WHO's newest effort to solve the problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—via a 'Pandemic Treaty'—may harm the United States."
In 2025, the Trump administration rejected amendments to the WHO’s International Health Regulations, arguing they would expand the WHO's authority during public health emergencies and threaten U.S. sovereignty.
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the amendments "open the door to the kind of narrative management, propaganda, and censorship that we saw during the COVID pandemic.”
“The United States can cooperate with other nations without jeopardizing our civil liberties, without undermining our Constitution, and without ceding away America’s treasured sovereignty,” he said.
“Our Agencies have been and will continue to be clear: we will put Americans first in all our actions and we will not tolerate international policies that infringe on Americans’ speech, privacy, or personal liberties,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the time.