Coronavirus cases in the United States exceeded 7. 5 million on Wednesday, with a maximum of states recording an increase in cases, and nine of them established records of worried seven-day infections.
USA TODAY’s research into Johns Hopkins’ knowledge Tuesday night shows that Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming set state records during the seven-day period. coronavirus last week than last week.
More than 210,000 Americans died, and Wisconsin and Hawaii reported death numbers in their states over a seven-day period.
President Donald Trump’s statement that Americans have to worry that “very intelligent medicines and knowledge” was developed under his administration has caused dismay among many in the medical community.
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Lucy McBride, PhD in internal medicine at Foxhall Internists in Washington, D. C. , said that more than nine months after the virus was discovered in China, no remedy was available for patients with mild to moderate viral disease.
“We have remedies for our sickest hospitalized patients,” he told USA TODAY. “Currently, no (treatment) is shown for most patients with COVID 19.
“Our only defense against viral transmission,” he adds, “is our own behavior. Masks, remoteness, avoiding crowded spaces and washing our hands while saving time for drug development. “
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In Wisconsin, which appears to have set 7-day records for new cases and deaths, indoor bars and restaurants are capped at 25% of their capacity as of Thursday. The state is dealing with some of the worst COVID-19 epidemics in the country. , and Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, ordered the limits despite repeated lawsuits from Republicans who oppose such measures.
“Lately we’re in crisis and we want to replace our life-saving behavior,” Evers said. “There’s no other way to put it, we’re overwhelmed. “
Cases in Wisconsin have more than doubled in about a month, and epidemics have spread to school campuses, but also to rural areas. In the northern part of the state, hospitalizations quadrupled this time.
“I think restricting internal public meetings will help curb the spread of this virus,” Evers said. “The faster we are, the faster our economy, our communities, and our state will recover. “
In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear extended the mask’s state mandate for 30 days and said the state would “intensify implementation. “Companies that cater to consumers who don’t wear masks threaten to fine and close for a while, Beshear said.
The state has now noticed 74,194 cases since the start of the pandemic, adding record weekly totals for 3 weeks in a row.
“It will be a difficult month with all the cases we’ve seen,” Beshear said. “It will be a complicated October, and it will also be a complicated November, because the deaths are falling behind. “
Cases in the United States have increased in the last 3 weeks, USA TODAY’s research revealed. The country has added about 44,000 cases per day in recent times, more than double the minimum observed in June and halfway between this mark and the worst in July. devastating peaks.
The deaths, which are sometimes lagging case trends, were higher in 25 states, and a review of knowledge from the COVID Monitoring Project suggests that positivity tests were higher in 35 states than last week.
Across the country, more than 43,500 new cases and 705 deaths were reported Tuesday alone, according to Johns Hopkins knowledge. Worldwide, more than 35. 8 million other people have been infected, adding Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. More than a million died. .
“COVID-19 is still at serious risk today,” said Ogbonnaya Omenka, associate professor and public fitness specialist at Butler University. “If it turns out to be the opposite, it is basically (because) we have implemented public competence measures and have stepped up our functions to mitigate the risk of the virus.
Contribution: Emma Austin, Louisville Courier Journal; Patrick Marley and Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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