Here are the summer hotspots in the US where COVID-19 is resurging

COVID-19 hotspots are emerging in California, Nevada, Missouri and Arkansas fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant and lagging vaccination rates.

COVID-19 hotspots are emerging across the country, fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant and lagging vaccination rates, in California, Nevada, Missouri and Arkansas. To combat summer spikes, the White House announced Thursday it will send out "surge response teams" to aid in nationwide vaccination efforts. About 1,000 counties in the U.S. have vaccination coverage of less than 30%, and they're concentrated primarily in the Southeast and Midwest, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said Thursday.