17 states are in the "Red Zone" for Covid Deaths
Thirty-two states are now in the red zone for coronavirus cases, the White House stated in new reports.
New data from the White House of President Donald Trump, sent to the governors but not made public, shows that he was wrong on Monday when heclaimsIn a tweet that cases of coronaviruses increase due to increased tests.
In fact, the working group reports on the Coronavirus White House show that the tests were slightly down nationwide over the last week, while the number of cases and the percentage of positive tests were in place. The reports, dated Sunday, were sent to the governors Tuesday night. (This article was originally published by thePublic integrity center, a non-profit newsroom based in Washington, D.c.) read and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Cases and deaths - will continue to increase nationally
The Nation led about 6.7 million tests last week, compared to 7.1 million the previous week, according to estimates of the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services contained in the reports of the White House. However, the positivity of the tests of pink positivity at the national level, as well as the number of new cases, because the higher states Midwest and Mountain led the nation to a third peak in the pandemic.
"You can not say that you are detecting more cases because you do more tests if you do less test," said Bill Harvard Epidemiologist Bill Hanage. "You should not respond to a clear and present threat by putting your fingers in your ears, closing his eyes and going, la la. ""
Thirty-two states are now in the red zone for coronavirus cases, the White House stated in new reports -one moreonly in last week's reports. Florida was adding. These are probably most of the states of the red zone of all time, but it is not clear because the public has not been able to access the report for one week in September.
Seventeen states are in the red zone for death, four more than last week, according to the White House. A dozen states are in the red zone for the percentage of positive tests, four more than last week.
The White House Working Group continued to offerless specificandless strictRecommendations to States only in the reports he has emitted during the summer, even as he described the serious situation of the grave.
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"Efforts must intensify," says the working group
On October 25, the reports of the White House Coronavirus Working Group included a ranking of states based on their population rates by population.
"Efforts must intensify," said the working groupNorth Dakota, which leads the nation into business and death per capita and where 13% of nursing homes had at least one resident student of COVID-19 last week. "North and South Dakota has the highest percentage of the infected population ... and with the silent infections missed, 20% of the population may have been infected."
The working group has repeated its warnings that family gatherings led the spread of the virus and urged citizens to avoid Halloween and Thanksgiving meetings, or wearing at least masks when they are inside with people outside their households.
"In advance of the holidays, develop educational campaigns on all media platforms (including SMS) to educate residents and recommend the avoidance of all these gatherings, especially for seniors and people at risk of serious illness. ", advised the White HouseUtah.
The reports of the working group so far by the Public Integrity Center this week have little on the risks of hospitals being submerged, even if reports emerge fromIdaho,Texas,UtahAnd other states that some places are short of hospital beds due to a thrust of coronavirus patients.
The White House does not publish the reports of the Status of the Working Group. Public integrity nowcollects themStates and publish them every week, but some governors refuse to share them.
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About the Author: Liz Essley Whyte, is a journalist for the Public integrity center Team money and democracy.