The United States surpassed the record for a day of new coronavirus cases, according to the knowledge of Johns Hopkins University, surpassing last summer’s peak.
At the height of the July 16 outbreak, the United States recorded more than 77362 new instances of COVID-19. On Friday, the United States reached 83757 new instances, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The news follows an examination by the University of Washington School of Medicine that predicted that more than 500,000 Americans could die by the end of February due to the existing patchwork of COVID-19 mandates and inconsistent use of the mask to save it. spread of the virus.
“We’re heading toward a significant fall-winter increase,” said Christopher Murray, director of the Institute of Health Assessment and Metrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. “We expect this increase to increase in individual states and nationally will continue to increase as we move towards fairly high daily mortality levels in december and January due. “
The new record for instances is possibly the product of the seasonality of the virus, pandemic fatigue and the return of schools and universities, said Bob Bednarczyk, assistant professor of global physical fitness and epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.
“It’s a series of points coming together,” he said. And what worries me is that they’ve started to accumulate in the best storm. “
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Experts say SARS-CoV-2, like other coronaviruses, is a seasonal virus that circulates more fluently in the autumn and winter months, similar to influenza.
Michael Mina, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard’s TH Chan School of Public Health, said this seasonality is due to molecular design and virus biology and the fact that other people stay indoors in the colder months.
“None of this is surprising,” he said, “and that’s the frustrating thing. “
Bednarczyk said Americans can also relax as the pandemic continues. People may start seeing others outdoors in their “pandemic bubble,” they may not wear a mask at someone’s house or possibly attend a meeting with a few too many guests.
“Pandemic fatigue is a reality,” he said. People are simply getting tired of dressing up in a mask and staying out of it, and charging a non-public price on what they feel when looking to get back to a sense of normalcy.
Mina predicts that the peak in some cases will exceed the peak observed in summer.
The United States missed the opportunity to suppress the spread of COVID-19 in preparation for the fall, he added, and now the country faces decisions.
“Actually, there are more smart solutions,” he said.