On Wednesday, the virus killed at least 1,893 Americans, according to Johns Hopkins University – the highest daily death toll in the country since early May.
Already, more than 241,700 people have died. And U.S. As the virus continues unabated in communities, it will likely only continue to rise.
And as terrible as the screams sound, the epidemic is spreading in new reports as the crucial holiday season in the country approaches.
Reports warn ‘most spread spreads experienced to date’
A different forecast from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Policy Lab projects will deteriorate over the next few weeks in the West Coast, Northeast and Central Atlantic states.
Hospitalization, ICU admissions and the use of ventilators are on the rise in every state, Labor said.
“In each Midwestern state, COVID-19 patients occupy more than 25% of ICU beds.”
These findings echo warnings issued by several leading health officials who have urged Americans to tread safety measures such as face masks and social distance to prevent the spread of the virus and to avoid the devastating winter season.
Critical holiday ahead
But experts worry that their warning could fall on deaf ears as some Americans prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday – where large family and friends gathers to help carry more infection statistics.
“For that, events outside the home are safer than at home, and the theoretical distance of the elderly sensitive individuals in the rest of the family will be important,” he said. “But even more important is the commitment to quarantine before visiting the family.”
Holidays that are full of complexity are neither fun nor comfortable. Will return home to spend Thanksgiving with family and will inadvertently bring the virus back with them. Covid-19 cases have been reported on college campuses in all 50 states since the epidemic began, and institutions across the U.S. continue to implement new measures amid a resurgence of the infection.
Safety measures don’t go away anytime soon
“While we hope to get better news about the vaccine, it will take time to increase production to reach all countries and then vaccinate enough people so that life goes back to pre-covid days,” said Dr. Soumya Swaminath, chief scientist at the World Health Organization on social media. Said during the live Q&A.
And even when the vaccine arrives, people may need booster shots in the future, says Dr. Anthony Fawcett said Wednesday.
“I don’t think it’s going to be one and the same, as they say,” Fawcett told Financial Times correspondent Hannah Kutcher.
But a vaccine would make it possible to spread the virus below the epidemic and epidemic levels.
“Then you have to be careful because new vulnerable people will become vulnerable as they enter the community globally.” Fawcett said. “And as people become immune they lose their immunity, so they can become susceptible again.”
Although the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine evolving is promising, it is too early to say how long immunity against the virus will last.
“Traditionally, if you look at the common cold coronavirus and the experience we’ve had, it’s not the type of virus that usually gives a lifetime of immunity.”
CNN’s Betsy Klein, Lure Ren Muscarenhas and Mirna Alsharif contributed to the report.
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