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 don’t have to worry that “very smart drugs and knowledge” 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 inpatients,” he told USA TODAY. “Currently, no (treatment) is shown for most COVID 19 patients.
“Our only defense against viral transmission,” he adds, “is our own behavior. Masks, remoteness, avoid crowded spaces and wash our hands while saving time for drug development. “
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In Wisconsin, which is on any of the charts, the indoor bar and restaurants are limited to 25% of their capacity through Thursday. The state is dealing with some of the worst COVID-19 epidemics in the country, and Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, has ordered the limits despite repeated situations of legal demand from Republicans opposed to 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 outbreaks have spread to school campuses and rural areas. In the northern regions of the state, hospitalizations quadrupled this period.
“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 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. “
Worldwide, more than 35. 8 million people have been infected, as well as 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 otherwise, it’s basically (because) we’ve implemented public fitness measures and taken a step forward 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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