Another round of free COVID tests is coming

The government will once again send a free COVID test to American households this fall, following a spike in cases this summer and a seasonal spike expected through winter.

While the peak of the coronavirus pandemic is of course behind us, cases continue to rise across the country, causing illness and death. There was a surge of cases that piled up late this summer, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show, and while it’s significantly better than in previous years, we’ve learned that we have to stay. vigilant to keep the virus at bay.