News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen was joined by Dr. Hugh Cassiere in today's The New Normal to talk about the rise of coronavirus cases in the tri-state area.

Are cases rising because of new variants, pandemic fatigue and travel or a combination of all of this?

Although nationwide test positivity continues to tick up, testing is declining. The average number of tests has decreased by 12.2% nationally. With less tests, fewer cases are being discovered, leaving the possibility that states are missing potential community spread. Dr. Cassiere discusses the decline:

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration updated guidance to say the Eli Lilly therapy on its own may not work as well against variants - but still be used as a combo drug. Dr. Cassiere talks about the therapeutics and the variants: