Coronavirus deaths in the United States are increasing again, as fitness experts feared, and cases are emerging in virtually every state, despite President Donald Trump’s assurances over the weekend that we are turning the corner, we are doing very well. Not bad.
Just over a week from Election Day, the average number of deaths that coincide with the day across the country has increased to 10% in the last two weeks, from 721 to about 794 on Sunday, according to knowledge from Johns Hopkins University. with the day they are expanding into 47 states and the deaths are in 34.
Health experts had warned that it was only a matter of time before the death toll worsened, given the record increase in cases surrounding the country. Deaths are an indicator of delay, i. e. it takes a few weeks for others to become poor. health and die of coronavirus.
Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota who warned of a imaginable drop in the US. He said what’s happening now is a confluence of 3 factors: “pandemic fatigue” in other people tired of snuggling up and venturing. ; The “pandemic anger” between them does not believe that the scourge is a genuine threat; and a bloody climate, which forces more Americans to enter, where the virus can spread more easily than outdoors.
“When we put those three together, we’re surprised at what we see,” Osterholm said.
The virus is guilty of more than 8. 6 million infections shown and more than 225,000 deaths in the United States, the total of its kind in the world.
Deaths are still well below the peak of more than 2200 in the US. U. S. , consistent with the day in late April, but experts warn of a dark fall and winter in the United States, with a widely cited style from the University of Washington predicting around 386,000 deaths. February 1: A vaccine is unlikely to be widely available until mid-2021 at the latest.
The seven-day moving average for new daily instances reached a record Sunday of 68,767, according to Johns Hopkins, overshadowing the past mark of 67,293, set in mid-July. The United States registered more than 80,000 new instances on Friday and Saturday. the maximum scores recorded, although the tests significantly increased the epidemic, making direct comparisons difficult.
It is idea that the actual number of infections is much higher because many Americans have not been evaluated and studies recommend that other people can become inflamed without feeling unwell.
Fears about the negative have an effect on the virus on the economy, and hopes that the federal government can provide more relief at any time have sunk stocks into an evening fall on Wall Street.
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In last presidential debate last week, Trump downplayed the effect of the virus in Texas and said, “There’s been a big increase in Texas, it’s gone. “
On Sunday, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said that “we don’t go to the pandemic” and that the concentrate deserves to be in containment and treatment.
Vice President Mike Pence continued his crusade as members of his inner circle tested positive for coronavirus [Steve Cannon/AP Photo] Trump, who spent several days in the hospital after contracting the virus, said several times over the weekend that the country “rounded up the rounds “His comments came in the midst of another epidemic in the Narrow Circle of the White House. Several close collaborators of Vice President Mike Pence tested positive, adding their staff leader.
In the United States, Oklahoma is one of the states that is breaking records for new cases and the tension is being felt in hospitals. The bed area is running low and an equally formidable challenge is the nursing shortage.
Dr. Sam Ratermann, director of the hospital program at INTEGRIS Grove Hospital in Grove, Oklahoma, said his organization grants a hiring bonus of up to $25,000 for experienced nurses. He said patients are being transferred “from one hospital to another in the state” due to a lack of beds.
“Even when we have large open care beds throughout the state, we don’t have the staff to fill them,” Ratermann said. “There will be a time when there will be no beds, and we won’t even be there to take care of our local citizens. “
On Texas’ border with the city of El Paso, the government ordered others to stay home for two weeks and imposed a curfew in the middle of the night due to a surge that hit hospitals. The state is turning a component of the city’s civic center into a hospital.
Salt Lake County Health Department Public health nurses monitor open-air coronavirus testing by the Salt Lake County Department of Health [File: Rick Bowmer/AP Photo] Curfew offenders are subject to fines, the order does not apply to others passing or painting or absent for other essential reasons, such as grocery shopping and health care.
On Monday, the county reported a record case point, with 1,443 patients. The county had 853 patients hospitalized due to the virus, up from 786 the previous day. The state has provided more than 900 medical personnel to El Paso, some of whom will. take care of the middle site of the conference.
In Kentucky, the state broke its record for the number of new cases consistent with the week, with 9,335. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has announced plans to make recommendations soon for counties with the highest infection rates.
The University of Minnesota’s Osterholm predicted that darker days would occur in the coming weeks or months, and said it expected a higher festival of medication and shortage of hospital specialists, N95 masks and other protective equipment.
A strong national reaction plan is needed, as well as consistent messages that mask masking and other preventive measures, Osterholm told the Associated Press news agency.
“But our reaction was . . . I don’t know what our reaction was,” he said.
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