Florida, which has become a major destination for the country during the summer, is “perfect for another major outbreak,” an infectious disease specialist told CNN.
Michael Osterholm, “Everything they’ve done has opened up as if nothing had ever happened and you and I can talk in eight to 10 weeks, and I can probably bet Florida will be the home of the fire.” The director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told CNN on Friday.
White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Burks also issued “early warnings” of alarming trends in the Northeast on Friday, urging residents to take action and help stop the spread before the virus re-emerges.
“This time actions should be taken on an individual level in our private homes rather than just public places,” he said.
As of October, the moving average of new cases per million people in the Northeast has increased by 1% since September, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. And in the U.S., 28 states – mostly in the Midwest and Northeast – reported more new cases than in previous weeks, according to Johns Hopkins.
Maine and Nebraska – only two states are experiencing declines.
Terrible trends across the country
Worrying trends are being recorded in the US. More than 1,000 new cases were reported Thursday in at least 22 states. And the country’s daily case count averages – now over 46,000 – up 12% from the previous week.
“We are currently in a crisis and our behavior urgently needs to change to save lives,” he told residents earlier this week.
CDC: Young adults may have sparks in hotspots
Meanwhile, CDC researchers say young adults may have sparks that raised new hotspots for the Covid-19 spread.
Researchers have found that the percentage of positive Covid-19 test results begins in people under about 25 months of age before the county is designated as a hotspot.
Increasing positivity in older age groups leads to a percentage in younger people, the researchers wrote.
Other experts have previously said that this could be the case. During the summer, Birks said some parts of the country were seeing a “household” outbreak: young people were contracting the virus and inadvertently (such as often having mild or no symptoms) brought it back home to their parents, who The virus passed. On family and other members of the community.
With holidays like Thanksgiving on the horizon, Berks on Friday urged residents not to let their guard down and to be diligent in keeping health care for college college students returning home and encouraging their communities to do the same.
CNN’s Andre Kane, Lure Ren Mascarenhas and Amanda Watts contributed to the report.
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