{
  "id": 4888347,
  "title": "COVID Hotspots Surge as New School Year Begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/covid-hotspots-surge-as-new-school-year-begins",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-01T15:43:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/covid-hotspots-surge-as-new-school-year-begins-12390325"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The CDC estimates that, as of August 26, COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 49 states.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}