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WASHINGTON: The number of new coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 7 million on Thursday, more than 20 percent of the global total, as Midwest states reported spikes in COVID-19 infections in September, according to a tally. from Reuters.
The latest milestone comes just days after the nation surpassed 200,000 deaths from COVID-19, the world’s highest death toll from the virus. Every day, more than 700 people die in the United States from COVID-19.
All Midwestern states except Ohio reported more cases in the past four weeks compared to the prior four weeks, led by South Dakota and North Dakota. South Dakota had the largest percentage increase at 166 percent with 8,129 new cases, while North Dakota’s new cases doubled to 8,752 compared to 4,243 during the same period in August.
Many cases in those two states have been linked to the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, which annually attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors.
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According to an analysis by Reuters, positive cases increased in half of the 50 US states this month. Ten states have reported a record one-day increase in COVID-19 cases in September.
New cases spiked last week after falling for eight consecutive weeks. Health experts believe this increase was due to the reopening of schools and universities, as well as the holidays during the recent Labor Day holiday.
A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Indiana University, the University of Washington, and Davidson College said the recent reopening of college and university campuses for in-person instruction in late summer this year could be associated with more than 3,000 additional cases. of COVID-19 per day in the United States in recent weeks.
Confirmed cases in the United States are the highest in the world, followed by India with 5.7 million cases and Brazil with 4.6 million.
Today, the United States has an average of 40,000 new infections per day. America’s leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has said he would like to see the number drop below 10,000 a day before the flu season begins in October.
Health officials and President Donald Trump have presented different views on the country’s health crisis. Trump, who is seeking reelection for a second term on November 3, earlier this month had claimed that the United States was “turning the corner” of the crisis. Fauci contradicted the claim the next day, saying the statistics were disturbing.
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