But the coronavirus continued to spread, at a higher rate in some places than before.
America broke one record after another.
Patients flooded hospitals, and thousands died.
And officials across the country imposed more restrictions to keep the virus under control.
Here’s what happened this week in the country’s fight against Covid-19.
New cases reached Assam
In an epidemic full of terrible targets, the USA hit another key marker.
On Wednesday, U.S. For the first time in more than 100,000 new cases were reported in a single day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Last week, the U.S. total totaled 99, 538. New Covid-1 cases were reported, Johns Hopkins data shows. By Saturday morning, more 9.7 million U.S. Cases have been reported in.
“It’s everywhere,” Ohio Governor Mike Dyne said Thursday. “We can’t hide from it. We can’t escape from it.”
And they came amid days of increasing cases. The last two weeks had 12 days of counting the most single-day cases. And in the first six days of November, the record was set in 25 states.
Those were the states Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ohio, North Dakota, Ohio And Wyoming.
As of Friday, the one-week single-day average surpassed the national seven-day average of new cases in a surprising week. 98,505, according to Johns Hopkins.
Dewey said Thursday that Ohio’s spread has “skyrocketed” because of weddings, funerals and social gatherings. The second day saw the highest number of new cases in a single day since the onset of the epidemic in the state, 5,008.
Meanwhile, Kansas Govt. Laura Kelly said her staff is working with community leaders to increase the use of masks, saying it will protect the elderly and keep businesses and schools open.
“We know how to reduce the spread of the virus,” he said. “We know the mask works.”
Hospitals and health care workers were under more stress
The death toll in at least seven states this week, including Nebraska, is a record. New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
By the end of the week, the total death toll was 236,073, with an average of 912 deaths reported daily. According to Johns Hopkins data, the last time this metric was on August 1st.
That number will continue to grow. The CDC’s collection forecast, which predicts for a few weeks, projects 266,000 coronaviruses to death by November 28th.
The new hospitals are gaining momentum, the CTP said on Thursday. “At this pace, we could see a record number of hospital admissions in the coming weeks.”
El Paso, Texas, repeatedly breaks the record for hospital admissions per week. “It’s a new peak every day,” Ryan Milke, a spokesman for El Paso at University Medical Center, told CNN on Monday.
Officials in New Mexico warned on Thursday that they were worried about getting out of the hospital bed after being admitted to the hospital, according to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a 95% increase in the hospital two weeks earlier and a 200% increase last month. At that time, about 5% of the state’s beds and 75% of ICU beds were occupied.
North Dakota officials said Thursday that the increase in hospitals across the country means there are no more staff to bring. Gov. Doug Bergham called it “the worst day ever” for his state.
Chris Jones, executive director of the human services department, stressed the stress on the health care system and workers.
“Go with those of you who don’t believe and talk to them. Ask them how they are. Ask about the impact it has had on their family. Ask them about the impact it has had on them as they treat Kovid and the patients.” , ”Jones said.
Similar fears were present in Kentucky, where Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack, said Wednesday, is concerned about the exit of health care workers.
Kansas City, Kansas, officials and seven hospital systems raised their alarms over the weekend to warn of staff shortages that would not go away.
Dr. Steven Stites, chief medical director of the University of Kansas Health Systems, said that if widespread transmission in the community continues, we will sink. “That’s the inevitable conclusion we face.”
Officers were forced to place more restrictions in place
Officials in U.S. states and communities continued to fight the epidemic. And in some cases that means making a tough decision to reinstate or extend the Covid-19 restrictions.
Similarly, the new Stay-A-Home Advisory will begin on Sunday from 10pm to 5pm on Rhode Island, where government Gina Raymondo called for “voluntary compliance”.
He said gatherings like home parties are a major source of spreading the virus. And if they don’t stop, he said, “I’ll be back in two weeks with a shutdown order.”
On Friday, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced a 10 a.m. curfew for residents and important businesses starting Sunday.
New Jersey updated a different travel advice. Anyone coming from New Jersey from 43 states and territories must be set aside for 14 days. Governor Phil Murphy said he would not rule out a second shutdown, adding that “we have to leave everything at the table.”
On Friday, Reagan Governor Kate Brown called on many counties to take a two-week “social break,” restricting indoor social gatherings to homes alone or to a maximum of six people. They will also need to monitor capacity limits in restaurants, gyms and museums.
“I don’t need to take further steps to stop the spread of Covid-19, as I know it will have a devastating effect on businesses, both large and small,” he said. “But I absolutely will.”
CNN’s Haley Brink, Amanda Watts and Holly Yan contribute to the report.
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