This Corona virus U.S. Is spreading faster than ever before, with an average of one week of new cases since the epidemic began. The number is increasing in the eighty states Hospitalized patients Compared to two weeks ago.
The situation is particularly dire in seven states – Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas – where intensive care units are near or on capacity. According to Johns Hopkins University, the average daily death is also in about 800 Americans every day. It is not a level seen in more than a month.
In Utah, hospitals are being pushed to the brink of preparing for ration care.
Dr. Todd Vento, a top infectious disease doctor at Intermorton Healthcare in Salt Lake City, told CBS News, “I would say that if you don’t think your daily actions affect others that you’ve never met, you’re wrong.” We also do what it takes to spread the virus so that it can be found in someone who ends up in the hospital. “
In the Midwest, growth has been particularly strong. In Wisconsin, ૨62૨ new cases have been reported, the highest number of cases since the outbreak began, according to state health officials. In Illinois, 20,000,000 new cases have been reported, and the daily death toll has risen by 58.3%, according to a report from the state’s public health department.
Illinois Governor J.B. “We need to reverse this trend and slow down the spread of the virus,” Pritzker said.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the incidence of covid-1 cases in children is also increasing – more than 1% in two weeks. And now, a British study suggests that coronavirus antibodies may only be in the last month – similar to the common cold.
The average number of new Covid-19 cases in New Jersey has risen more than 45% in the last two weeks. In the city of Newark, where the coronavirus positivity rate is more than 11%, new restrictions are in place.
“It’s not a panic. Strategies are calculated to do what we know works here in Newark,” said Dr. John H. Snyder, director of health and community wellness at the Newark Department. Mark Wade told CBS News.
Starting Tuesday night, all non-essential businesses and indoor dining in Newark will be closed until at least November 10 at 8 p.m.
Meanwhile, the drug maker on the vaccine front Pfizer Announced on Tuesday that it plans to apply for emergency-author authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine in November.
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