Although COVID-19 is on the rise in New York City, the U.S., and elsewhere, the late-summer surge in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths seems more like an uptick than a wave, and the numbers remain low.
A newly updated COVID booster shot is also on the horizon, as well as a new highly mutated variant known as BA.2.86.
Check out what you need to know about COVID going into the first fall and winter since the official end of the U.S. and global emergency.