The alarming figure comes after Wednesday’s record of more than 100,000 cases, the first time the U.S. had put the figure at 6. That means in just two days, the country recorded more than 220,000 positive tests, bringing in more than 660,000 new cases of the virus last week.
The number of reported deaths from the Midwest has also been rising for several weeks, the project said.
More than 234,900 Americans have died since the epidemic began, and U.S. As many as 31,000 people could lose their lives in the second half of a connected forecast released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Projects.
In New Mexico, where health officials have been sounding the alarm for weeks over the Covid-19 emergency, the daily death toll from Covid-19 has reached record levels. The number of hospital admissions has risen by 5% in the past month, government official Michelle Lujan Grisham said, adding that health officials “expect to get out of a normal hospital bed in a matter of days.”
The governor said the state was “not moving in the right direction anywhere” and urged residents to follow public health guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of the virus.
“If we don’t, we’ll have a tougher decision, and we’ll have a terrible November and a dramatically bad December,” the governor said.
‘It’s Everywhere’
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, New Mexico is one of at least 38 states reporting new covid-19 infections over the past week. Only two U.S. states – Alabama and Tennessee – are trending in the right direction.
In Minnesota, health officials reported more than 3,900 new cases on Thursday – a daily total for the state and a new reach for the third day in a row of single-day cases.
In Utah, where warnings have been issued by state officials for weeks, 2,807 new cases broke daily records on Thursday.
Gov. Gary Herbert said the numbers were “terrible news” and “disappointing” and predicted that the state would “see this dramatic increase, unless we improve and change our behavior.”
Ohio Governor. The spread of the community among Mike Divine was warned as Kovid-19 cases were also reported in the state on Thursday.
“It’s everywhere, we can’t hide from it, we can’t escape from it,” the governor said during a news conference. “The risk of catching this virus in every county is very real.”
He said social gatherings like weddings, funerals and private parties help spread the virus.
“This scares you, that you are so widespread in your hometown,” Dyne added. “It’s just celestial.”
Meetings targeting new state restrictions
The virus is now rampant in American communities, with many state leaders taking new measures to stop the spread.
In Connecticut, new measures are being implemented from Friday, which will put new limits on restaurants, religious events and event venues. The governor also announced on Thursday that he would tighten restrictions around private gatherings, which would extend to the Thanksgiving holiday season.
Public health officials have pointed to the gathering as the main driving force behind the nationwide Covid-1 sur surgeries. And government Ned Lamont also recommended earlier this week that residents should stay home between 10 and 5pm to limit socialization.
“I’m asking for voluntary compliance,” said Raymondo, who announced a new consultant in response to the increase in infection.
Effective Sunday, all rest, runts, gym and entertainment facilities should be closed at 10pm on weekdays and 10:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, while restaurants may only be open for withdrawals, Raymondo said.
The governor also said that the main source of spreading the virus was gatherings like the big house parties.
If it doesn’t close, “I’ll be back in two weeks with a shutdown order,” the governor said.
CNN’s Ben Tinker, Sheena Jones, Melissa Alonso and K Jones contributed to the report.
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