AdvertisementCOVID is still crushing parts of the U.S. as the holiday season approachesNovember 04, 2021Will StonefacebookEmailA long-running decline in COVID-19 cases nationally masks some trouble spots emerging in the upper half of the United States. The disease is hitting states in the Mountain West such as Colorado, Utah and Wyoming especially hard, but even parts of the Northeast have dealt with a worrying surge in cases and hospitalizations. (Denver Post via Getty Images)