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States Continue to See Surges in Infections, Hospitalizations Since Reopening

By June 8, 2020No Comments

Spikes Predate Anti-Racism Protests

President Trump Allowed Social Distancing Guidelines to Expire May 1st, Urged Reopening

Since President Trump allowed federal social distancing guidelines to expire on May 1st, states that reopened at his urging have become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

National

  • Newsweek: Coronavirus Cases Are Rising In 20 U.S. States, With Sharp Spikes In Arizona, North Carolina And California

    • “As government leaders across the country continue to lift restrictions imposed at the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, close to half of the nation’s states are diagnosing new cases in increasing quantities. Updated data from The New York Times showed on Monday that health officials in 20 U.S. states have confirmed rising case counts over the past seven days, with sharp spikes reported in North Carolina, Arizona and California. All three states, like most others in the U.S., have recently begun to reopen.” [Newsweek, 6/8/20]

  • Wall Street Journal: California And Some Other States See Coronavirus Cases Rise

    • “Nearly three months since the U.S. declared a national emergency over the new coronavirus, some states are reporting a rise in new cases as they lift restrictions meant to slow the virus’s spread. California, Utah, Arizona, North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas and Texas, among others, have all logged rises in confirmed cases, according to a Johns Hopkins tabulation of a five-day moving average.” [Wall Street Journal, 6/7/20]

  • Forbes: Coronavirus Infections Are On The Rise In 21 U.S. States, With Cases Spiking In California, Arizona And North Carolina

  • CNBC: U.S. Coronavirus Cases Have Been Slowly Ticking Up Since Memorial Day

  • NPR: New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

    • “Mass protests against police violence across the U.S. have public health officials concerned about an accelerated spread of the coronavirus. But even before the protests began May 26, sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, several states had been recording big jumps in the number of cases… In the South, the timing of new cases appears to be linked to the reopening of restaurants, barber shops and gyms, which started in most states more than a month ago. Figures tracked by NPR show the number of cases in North Carolina and South Carolina this week is up by roughly 60% from two weeks ago. In Tennessee, that increase is 75%.” [NPR, 6/5/20]

  • The COVID Tracking Project: Arizona, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas All Have Cases And Hospitalizations Moving Upward

 

Arizona

  • Arizona Republic: Arizona’s Largest Health System Reaches Capacity On Ecmo Lung Machines As Covid-19 Cases In The State Continue To Climb

  • Arizona Daily Star: Arizona Hospitals Bracing For Crisis As Covid-19 Cases Surge

  • Arizona Daily Star: New Coronavirus Cases Spiking In Arizona

Florida

  • South Florida Sun Sentinel: Florida Coronavirus Cases Show Another Big Increase Saturday

  • Miami Herald: Florida Coronavirus Cases Top 1,000 For Fifth Day In A Row As Testing Steadily Increases

North Carolina

  • WCNC: North Carolina Sees Highest Single-Day Spike In Covid-19 Cases Second Day In A Row

South Carolina

  • WPDE: Even as COVID-19 Cases Rise In SC, Many Are Getting Tired Of Taking Precautions

  • Post and Courier: As South Carolina Reopens, Covid-19 Cases Keep Piling Up

Texas

Utah

  • Deseret News: Utah Reports Single Day Record: 439 New Covid-19 Cases

  • Deseret News: Utah Breaks Yet Another Daily Record With 546 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases