Weekly records of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the United States have never been higher, and state officials are warning of more alarming patterns after the holiday season.
The total number of Americans infected with the virus went over 22 million Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University data, and more than 372,000 have died.
From states: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state was seeing “a real and huge increase in issues and our favorable level of people gatherings around the holidays. “
“This increase we are currently in is at least twice the rate, as bad as the increases we have seen before,” the governor said on Friday.
This is our most dangerous time. “
Colorado state epidemiologist, Dr. Rachel Herlihy on Friday warned of “early signs” of an increase in Covid-19 cases. “We’re starting to see the impact of the holidays reflected in our data,” she said. Health experts estimate that about one in 105 residents are currently infected, she said. Herlihy.
US Capitol Dispute: Health officials are also concerned that Wednesday’s storm of U.S. Capitol could affect the pandemic.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Friday that the riot would be like a “brutal incident” that would have an impact on public health. “
“You were pretty much an unregistered individual in non-remote fashion, who was all through the Capitol,” Drs. Robert Redfield told McClatchy newspaper group. “Then all those people are going in cars, trains and planes going home across the country right now.”
So I think this is an event that could lead to a major outbreak, “he said.
Register cases and deaths: In the nine days since 2021 began, the U.S. has recorded more than 2 million new Covid-19 cases and more than 26,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The country has averaged about 247,200 Covid-19 cases per day over the past week as Friday – an all-time high, and more than 3.7 times higher than last summer’s peak. establishment in late July, Johns Hopkins data shows.
And the country has averaged 2,982 deaths per day over the past week – the highest number of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins. This week also saw the first time the U.S. reported more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, Thursday.
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