Iran Press/ America: The coronavirus is surging in 40 out of 50 US states, and with the Fourth of July holiday approaching, experts fear it may be about to get worse.
More than 55,000 new coronavirus infections were reported across the United States on Thursday, according to a New York Times database, as the country set a new daily case record for the sixth time in nine days.
The daily new record is higher than the total infections of Wuhan. the Chinese capital of Hubei province, where around 50,000 infections have been reported (according to china official report) since the virus was first reported in the city.
The alarming new milestone came as some of the country’s most populous states reported major surges, and as public health officials scrambled to limit the damage, The New York Times reported.
At least eight states reported single-day case records on Thursday: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Montana, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Thursday’s reported infection total represented an increase of more than 85 percent in daily cases since two weeks ago when states were reopening after extensive lockdowns eased the outbreak, particularly in the hard-hit Northeast.
Until last week, the country had not surpassed a record daily total for two months, since 36,738 new cases were reported on April 24.
Now the surge in cases has shifted to the South and the West, as the nation staggers toward a holiday weekend burdened by a pandemic that threatens to keep growing worse.
On Tuesday, as the outbreak expanded, Anthony S. Fauci, the country’s leading expert on infectious diseases, warned that new infections could rise to 100,000 a day as the outbreak resumed its march.
If June was the month when the pandemic spiraled from America’s grasp, July seems destined to be the month when the country will learn just how bad it will get.
Although Trump administration officials have argued in recent weeks that the rise in cases can be attributed to increased testing, Adm. Brett P. Giroir, the assistant secretary of health who is overseeing the government’s testing response, told Congress on Thursday that the higher numbers, in fact, reflect an increase in cases.
“There is no question that the more testing you get the more you will uncover, but we do believe this is a real increase in cases because the percent positivities are going up,” Admiral Giroir said. “So this is real increases in cases.”
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