The CDC says that this state has just come into the coronavirus "red zone"
"I would look at these data and I would say," We need help, "" CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, warned.
The beginning of August brought the first signs of good news for the states of the Belt of the Belt in the fight against coronavirus. It seemsThe new cases finally show a slight decline In many states in this region hardly affected, but now there is a new harvest of states to fear. The country's best medical experts on sickness and prevention control centers (CDC) and on the White House Coronavirus working group warn that some Midwest states areSee a change of numbers This could be a sign of upcoming troubled disorders. In fact, following his recent pusher of Covid,Nebraska moved into the "Red Zone" According to the director of the CDCRobert Redfield, MD.
"Nébraska is a state right now that we consider as a" red zone "state," he said in an interview with the local affiliate Omaha ABC Ketv 7 on August 6th. I would look at this data and I would say, "We need help. "
During the last week,Nebraska has averaged 15.2 New cases of daily Covid confirmed per 100,000 inhabitants, according to COVID ACT now. Which puts the nebraska "at risk of an epidemic" on the site map.
The threshold of the White House for the states of "Red Zone" is 100 new weekly cases per 100,000 inhabitants and / or a positive test rate greater than 10%. CNN indicates that in a call with state officials and premises on August 5, Coordinator of the Coronavirus Working GroupDeborah Birx, MD, says thatNebraska rises to the danger zone has come as recent figures showing its positive test rate that follows above the score of 10%.
In the previously disclosed report of the July 26 working group, they cited thatNebraska was in the "yellow zone" For new cases and the positive test rate, but it was just timid status of "red zone". At the time, Nebraska considered 93 new cases per week per 100,000 population and its positive test rate was 9.1%.
But now, Birx and Redfield seems to say that the state of the Midwest has crossed the line of the "red zone". However, as of 7 August, COVID ACT data now show the state positive test rate at 8.9%.
The largest city in Nebraska, Omaha, was also specifically checked by Birx in the call of Wednesday.main subway area currently seeing a rise in the positive results of the tests. Member of the Working GroupAnthony Fauci, MD, said the rate of infection is a "very good predictor" to measurewhen and where the hot spots will emerge. "We found that in the southern states as predictors," said Fauci CNN. "It's apredictors in front of. "
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Meanwhile, Birx and Redfield also called California's positive test rate. While the state had been in the coronavirus "red zone" for new cases last week California was in the "yellow zone" for a positive test rate. Now, officials say, it is crossed this threshold too. Birx said that while theHotspot of Los Angeles County Had some success in stopping propagation, it specifically cited the central valley as a main zone.
But much like Nebraska, according to Covid Act now,Positive California test rate seems to be much lower than this point of 10% to 5.1%. Recently, however, California makes headlines forunder-reporting case Due to a problem in its database, it is possible that the number is off.
"This is not quite clear, which states the working group designated as" red "," yellow "or" green ", how often this label can change, or what criteria can be for the designation because The panel did not publish the information on the classification system "NNN Notes. Over the last two weeks, the labeling labeling ratio of the White House of the White House has fled to the public via thePublic integrity center andThe New York Times. But this week's data, at the time of publication of this article, was not yet fled to the public.
As for what Nebraska in particular can do to get out of the "Red Zone", Redfield has advised a mask mandate. "We sawRemarkable changes in ArizonaTexas and Florida taking it seriously and making the public kissing masks, "he told Ketv. And for more states in difficulty, check These two states become the worst hotspots of Covid in the United States.
