The United States recorded a record number of coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with more than 46,000 new infections. That’s the most since the pandemic started. Alaska, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas also announced single-day records on Tuesday.
But the most terrifying news that emerged may have been the testimony of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert.
“We now have more than 40,000 new cases a day,” Fauci told the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Work and Pensions. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this doesn’t change.”
When asked about state preparedness in the country, Fauci replied: “I am not satisfied with what is happening because we are going in the wrong direction if they look at the curves of the new cases. So we really have to do something about it and we have to do it quickly. ”
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Fauci added: “Clearly, we do not have full control at the moment.”
When asked about the vehemence of the virus’s resurgence, Fauci admitted, “I can’t make an accurate prediction, but it’s going to be very disturbing, I guarantee it,” said Dr. Fauci, “because when you have an outbreak in one part of the country, although in other parts of the country they are doing well, they are vulnerable. “
That happened when six Midwest states, which had previously been stable, reported an increase in the number of daily cases. And hot spots have appeared in other relatively stable states in the region.
California, the union’s largest state, is preparing to reintroduce restrictions on Wednesday when Governor Gavin Newsom expressed concern over a jump in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. 30 percent of all ICU beds in the state were occupied by patients with coronavirus, the governor reported Tuesday.
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Starting tomorrow, the countries of the European Union previously affected will reopen their borders to travel from other regions. The list of accepted visitors includes those from Angola, Montenegro, Serbia, Rwanda and South Korea.
Does not include Americans.
