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CHICAGO: The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States on Thursday (October 22) was the second highest on record, only reaching a mid-summer peak as the spread of the new coronavirus accelerates in almost all regions of the country. country.
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are accelerating as cooler weather descends across much of the country. With 76,195 new cases Thursday, the United States was approaching its all-time high of 77,299 new cases on July 16, according to a Reuters analysis.
India alone has reported more cases in a single day: 97,894 on September 17.
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Deaths in the United States are also trending upward, with 916 deaths reported Thursday, a day after the country recorded more than 1,200 new deaths for the first time since August. Deaths from COVID-19 increased 13 percent from last week, averaging 785 per day for the past seven days.
At the same time, the number of COVID-19 patients in US hospitals increased to a high of two months. There are now nearly 41,000 coronavirus patients hospitalized across the country, 34 percent more than on Oct. 1, according to a Reuters analysis.
North Dakota, with 887 new cases Thursday, remains the worst-hit state, based on new cases per capita, followed by South Dakota, Montana and Wisconsin. In terms of numbers, Texas reported the most new cases Thursday with 6,820 new infections, followed by California with 6,365.
Eight states set new records for single-day increases in cases, an ominous trend that is prompting some governors to issue new restrictions, including at bars and restaurants in parts of Illinois. Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Utah reported their largest daily increase in cases since the pandemic began.
Seven states reported record numbers of COVID-19 patients in the hospital: Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in the Midwest reached 11,369 on Thursday, a record for the seventh day in a row.
Dr. Jeff Pothof, an emergency physician at the University of Wisconsin Health in Madison, expressed concern about the lack of compliance with public health measures in the state where some groups have challenged Democratic Governor Tony’s COVID-19 restrictions. Evers in court.
“If we don’t get it and we have such a tremendous prevalence of COVID-19 in our communities, I don’t see a great way out of this,” Pothof said. “The image is not rosy.”
The Northeast remains the only region in the county without a significant increase in cases, but infections are trending higher there, forcing Boston public schools to switch to online-only learning this week. Vermont is a bright place with no hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 16 new cases Thursday.
In New York state, which was devastated by the pandemic in the spring, movie theaters will open their doors to live audiences for the first time in months, albeit at 25% capacity and with restrictions. But in New York City, theaters would remain dark for now, according to a directive from Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Europe is also seeing an increase in cases, with new infections globally reaching a one-day record of 423,290 on Wednesday.
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