Ever since Trump allowed federal social distancing guidelines to expire, failed to adequately increase testing, and pushed governors to reopen their states, coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been rising across the country. And — as a result of Trump’s failures — protestors are now forced to gather in unsafe conditions.
National
- Military Times: VA Sees Rise In Active Coronavirus Cases Among Patients In Recent Days
- Yahoo News: Counties In Florida, Iowa Worry CDC As Emerging Coronavirus ‘Areas Of Concern’
- “Federal authorities are worried about new coronavirus outbreaks in a number of counties, including in states that have eased lockdown restrictions, like Florida and Alabama, according to a document reviewed by Yahoo News. A list of “areas of concern” also includes persistent hot spots in Midwestern states — including three in Iowa and one each in South Dakota and Nebraska — that are home to major meat processing plants… The CDC ranks the top nine counties and one independent city with rising infection levels. Most of those counties are either in the Midwest or the Southeast, where mostly Republican governors have been quick to reopen their states.” [Yahoo News, 6/3/20]
- Healthline: Some States Are Learning What Happens to COVID-19 Cases If You Reopen Too Early
- “A daily tracking map done by The New York Times reports that 14 states have had rising confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 14 days. Seven of those states are in the South, which was the first region to reopen businesses and public places.” [Healthline, 5/29/20]
Alabama
- Opelika Auburn News: Local Hospitalizations Increase Over Three-day Period
Alaska
- Anchorage Daily News: 20 New Covid-19 Cases Reported In Alaska As Spike In Positive Test Results Continues
Arizona
- KTAR: Arizona Reports Highest Single-Day Rise in Coronavirus Cases – State Experts Blame Ending Lockdown
- Arizona Daily Star: Number Of Covid-19 Hospitalizations Rises Past 1,000 In Arizona
Arkansas
- KATV: Arkansas Logs 375 New Virus Cases, A New Daily High; Hospitalizations, Deaths Increase
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: State Sees New Single-day Record In Community Infections; Virus Cases Rise By 375
Florida
- Palm Beach Post: Health Director Concerned By Rise In Coronavirus Cases, But Says Hospitals Are Ready
- “Palm Beach County’s top health official warned Tuesday that the deadly pandemic is far from over. Speaking to the county commission, Dr. Alina Alonso noted that the number of COVID-19 cases had been averaging 68 a day but in the last seven days jumped to an average of about 115 a day. Further, the county’s health director said areas in the Glades and in and around Lake Worth Beach have seen disturbing upticks in cases in the past month.” [Palm Beach Post, 6/2/20]
- Patch: FL Coronavirus Deaths Spike After 2 Days Of Modest Increases
- WPBF: COVID-19 Cases Rise Dramatically Since Palm Beach County Reopened
Mississippi
- Magnolia State Live: Coronavirus Cases In Mississippi Hit New 14-day Daily Average
- “Mississippi reported more cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus Wednesday as the 14-day average rose to a new record high. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported an additional 302 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours bringing the total cases to 16,322.” [Magnolia State Live, 6/3/20]
South Carolina
- Greenville News: Rapid Rise Of Coronavirus In Greenville SC Partly Blamed On Poor Social Distancing
- Lancaster News: ‘Alarming’ Spike In Local Covid-19 Cases
Tennessee
- WATE: Coronavirus In Tennessee: Knox County Reports Biggest 1-Day Spike In New Covid-19 Cases
Texas
- CBS Austin: Austin Sees Dramatic Rise In Covid-19 Cases Since Economy Started Reopening
- “During the week of May 25th, Dr. Mark Escott with Austin Public Health says the area saw 425 new cases – the most new cases of COVID-19 that health officials have seen in a single week, since the pandemic began. He called this an alarming trend, as Austin continues its attempt to get back to business as usual. Escott says there’s room for people in hospitals right now, but there’s a possibility that may not always be the case.” [CBS Austin, 6/2/20]
- Associated Press: Texas Virus Cases Rise Again After One-Day Dropoff
- NBC Dallas Fort-Worth: Dallas County Reports Largest Daily Spike in COVID-19 Cases