The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Winter 2025
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In many parts of the country, COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise.
There are many viruses circulating this winter, including COVID-19, which is making people ill across the country.
“COVID has continued to circulate year-round, and we’re starting to see patterns where there’s a clear uptick of activity in the winter,” said Dr. Graham Snyder, the medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
This isn’t surprising, Snyder said. In the colder months, we’re more likely to socialize indoors, where germs can more easily spread. Kids are back in school, where they exchange germs with each other, and cold temperatures also cause more virus spread.
Nationally, “emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are rising,” Snyder said.
You’ll likely hear of more people becoming infected with COVID this winter, and you should know the symptoms to look out for to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. Below, doctors share the most common signs of a COVID infection this season.