Originally posted by Silent MasterIn 17 states, the cases are mostly the same. There are five states with a decrease in the past 14 days.
Most US covid deathsNew York
New Jersey
California
In addition, there are 21 states now listed as “red zones” by the federal government due to rising COVID-19 cases.
A weekly tracking graph by Reuters that was updated on July 27 reported nearly 460,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week that ended July 26.
That was a decrease of 2 percent and ended 5 straight weeks of increases.
California, Texas, and Florida accounted for 200,000 of those new cases.
Reuters lists 30 states where case numbers ticked upward this past week.
Reuters does reports that more than 6,300 people died from COVID-19 in the United States this past week, the third straight week that deaths have risen. Overall, 15 states have reported increases in deaths for at least 2 consecutive weeks.
The rate of positive test results declined slightly to 8.1 percent.
In all, 33 states reported positivity rates of more than 5 percent. That’s the level that the World Health Organization (WHO) considers “a cause for concern.”
Arizona’s rate was listed as 23 percent with Mississippi at 22 percent and Florida and Alabama at 19 percent.
Reuters reports that testing rose by 4 percent this past week. A 1-day high of more than 930,000 tests nationwide was reported on July 24.
However, the report notes that since hospitalizations and positive test percentages have risen in recent weeks, the increase in cases can’t be due to just increased testing.
Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, agrees.
“COVID cases continue to rise across the country because so many people have opened up in a carefree manner, rather than being careful,” Schaffner told Healthline. “Recommendations for the use of masks, social distancing, and avoiding crowds all are being ignored widely. Young and middle-age people are prominent violators. This results in the further spread of the COVID virus. More spread leads to more hospitalizations and deaths.”
He also expects cases and hospitalizations at a high pace in the near future.
“There is no indication that the U.S. has any inclination to buckle down to a serious, sustained COVID control strategy,” Schaffner said.
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!https://www.healthline.com/health-news/here-are-the-states-where-covid-19-is-increasing
In 17 states, the cases are mostly the same. There are five states with a decrease in the past 14 days.In addition, there are 21 states now listed as “red zones” by the federal government due to rising COVID-19 cases.
A weekly tracking graph by Reuters that was updated on July 27 reported nearly 460,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week that ended July 26.
That was a decrease of 2 percent and ended 5 straight weeks of increases.
California, Texas, and Florida accounted for 200,000 of those new cases.
Reuters lists 30 states where case numbers ticked upward this past week.
Reuters does reports that more than 6,300 people died from COVID-19 in the United States this past week, the third straight week that deaths have risen. Overall, 15 states have reported increases in deaths for at least 2 consecutive weeks.
The rate of positive test results declined slightly to 8.1 percent.
In all, 33 states reported positivity rates of more than 5 percent. That’s the level that the World Health Organization (WHO) considers “a cause for concern.”
Arizona’s rate was listed as 23 percent with Mississippi at 22 percent and Florida and Alabama at 19 percent.
Reuters reports that testing rose by 4 percent this past week. A 1-day high of more than 930,000 tests nationwide was reported on July 24.
However, the report notes that since hospitalizations and positive test percentages have risen in recent weeks, the increase in cases can’t be due to just increased testing.
Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, agrees.
“COVID cases continue to rise across the country because so many people have opened up in a carefree manner, rather than being careful,” Schaffner told Healthline. “Recommendations for the use of masks, social distancing, and avoiding crowds all are being ignored widely. Young and middle-age people are prominent violators. This results in the further spread of the COVID virus. More spread leads to more hospitalizations and deaths.”
He also expects cases and hospitalizations at a high pace in the near future.
“There is no indication that the U.S. has any inclination to buckle down to a serious, sustained COVID control strategy,” Schaffner said.
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The hypocrisy is amazing:
Originally posted by Silent MasterState/Territory Cases in Last 7 Days
Why do you want to ignore the current numbers?
And overall
Total Cases by State/Territory
State/Territory Total Cases Confirmed Probable
California
509,162
N/A
N/A
Florida
481,668
N/A
N/A
Texas
430,485
N/A
N/A
New York City*
227,155
222,522
4,633
Georgia
193,177
N/A
N/A
New York*
190,575
N/A
N/A
Illinois
183,224
181,943
1,281
New Jersey
182,350
N/A
N/A
Arizona
178,467
178,467
0
North Carolina
125,219
N/A
N/A
Louisiana
119,747
N/A
N/A
Massachusetts
118,458
110,430
8,028
Pennsylvania
113,590
110,416
3,174
Tennessee
109,627
108,350
1,277
Virginia
93,106
89,602
3,504
Ohio
93,031
88,134
4,897
South Carolina
91,788
91,257
531
Michigan
91,761
82,782
8,979
Alabama
91,444
88,811
2,633
Maryland
91,144
N/A
N/A
Indiana
67,857
N/A
N/A
Mississippi
61,125
60,147
978
Wisconsin
58,990
54,924
4,066
Washington
58,172
N/A
N/A
Minnesota
55,947
N/A
N/A
Missouri
51,840
N/A
N/A
Nevada
50,437
N/A
N/A
Connecticut
49,810
47,854
1,956
Colorado
47,716
44,527
3,189
Iowa
45,492
N/A
N/A
Arkansas
43,810
N/A
N/A
Utah
41,759
41,418
341
Oklahoma
40,910
38,225
2,685
Kentucky
31,185
29,346
1,839
Kansas
27,812
27,171
641
Nebraska
26,702
N/A
N/A
Idaho
21,344
20,067
1,277
New Mexico
21,016
N/A
N/A
Oregon
19,097
19,097
0
Rhode Island
19,022
N/A
N/A
Puerto Rico
18,791
7,113
11,678
Delaware
14,949
13,952
997
District of Columbia
12,274
N/A
N/A
South Dakota
8,955
N/A
N/A
West Virginia
6,854
6,713
141
North Dakota
6,785
N/A
N/A
New Hampshire
6,634
N/A
N/A
Montana
4,193
4,193
0
Maine
3,970
3,541
429
Alaska
3,280
N/A
N/A
Wyoming
2,808
2,333
475
Hawaii
2,110
N/A
N/A
Vermont
1,426
N/A
N/A
Virgin Islands
438
N/A
N/A
Guam
368
N/A
N/A
Northern Mariana Islands
46
46
0
American Samoa
0
N/A
N/A
Federated States of Micronesia
0
0
0
Palau
0
N/A
N/A
Republic of Marshall Islands
0
0
0
CDC | Updated: Aug 3