Experts warn new thrusts of viruses
Thirty-eight states reported an increase in new COVID cases, signaling a new wave of infection.
For months, health experts warn that during the fall and winter months, Covid-19 would probably make a major resurgence because of various factors, including children back to school, temperatures. and family gatherings during the holidays. However, the United States represents only a few weeks in the fall and already health experts are concerned that we are at the beginning of a serious break due to increased business in the majority of states. as well as increased hospitalizations. Read on and do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Infections increase throughout the country
The latest statistics at Johns Hopkins University, 38 states (including Columbia District) have increased CVIV-19 business over the last week. They are:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Colombia
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- new York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Caroline from the south
- South Dakotah
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Western Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
DuringMonday maintenance with Jake Tapper of CNN,Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the NIH and key member of the Chamber-Close of the Coronavirus White House, expressed concern about the increase in the country's business. "It goes in the wrong direction right now, so if there is something we should do, we should double in the implementation of the public health measures we have talked for so long, who keep a distance, No crowd, wear masks, wash your hands, do things outside by opposition inside, to reduce these numbers, "he said.
"We enter the colder months of the fall and, finally, the cold months of winter, and it's just a recipe for a real problem if we do not hold things under control before entering this Seasonal challenge, "said Fauci.
On October 11, the average number of seven-day seven-day COVID recovery over seven days exceeded 50,000 - a quantity of five times greater than the 10,000 daily cases that Faucises continued to judge acceptable while we head in the months winter when an increase is inevitable.
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The Northeast shows signs of a new overvoltage
Last week, coordinator of the Coronavirus White House Working GroupDr. Deborah Birx warnedThat the North-East began to demonstrate "early suggestions" of potential overvoltage, after held the virus under the control of the last few months.
"It's early here," Birx said at a press conference on Thursday, after participating in a round table at the University of Connecticut campus in Hartford. "We can continue in the northeast to contain the virus."
She also warned that the current situation of the region "is very different from the broadcast we lived in March and April" and "what we did in the spring will not work in the fall."
"This is the time to actually increase asymptomatic tests, enhancing community awareness, ensuring that each member of the community knows that if they were with individuals outside their household, it could be An event of covidation propagation. Distannum physically and masks, even inside, "she says.
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Hospitals reach the capacity
In North Dakota, the health system is close to being submerged. "At present, hospitals have less than 20 beds available to the state," said Renae Moch, Director of Public Health of Bismarck-Burleigh,Cnn, clarifying later that she meant "endowed with ICU beds."NewsweekAlso means that the State's Ministry of Health has reported 475 new CVIV-19 cases - double the number of non-ICU hospital beds available throughout the state. "The number of cases continue to climb due to the fact that many people in the community carry activities such as before the pandemic," Moch in Newsweek. "There are great gatherings and weddings that take place without social distancing implemented and a majority do not wear masks in public, resulting in an increase in cases and clusters."
In Colorado, the hospitalization rate is the highest as it was the highest in mid-May, during the first and most devastating of the surge of the virus. From Monday, 77% of Colorado's 1,977 ICU beds were used.According to Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the State Health Department, the state is in a "third wave".
In fact, the hospitalization rate is increasing. According toCOVID monitoring projectSince Friday 10, states have broken their own hospital records, with more than 35,000 people from across the country currently occupy a hospital bed.
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More kids positive tests
And more children test a positive test for the virus, with an increase of 13% over the last two weeks, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Association of Children's Hospitals shows. The Report found An increase of 13% of the cases of children reported from 24 September to 8 October - with more than 77,000 new infections reported. As for yourself, wear a mask, avoid crowds and cross this pandemic at your healthier, do not miss these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid .