Trump Owns This: Data Clearly Shows Virus Surging After Administration Rushed Reopening
40 Days Since Trump Allowed Federal Social Distancing Guidelines For States To Expire
Weeks after new hot spots began to develop across the country, President Trump and his allies are pivoting to a new strategy: blaming protesters for recent spikes.
But the recent surges have nothing to do with the protests — they are the result of President Trump’s insistence that the country reopen before states were ready. These spikes are now causing a crush of hospitalizations in states like Arizona and Texas, which were at the forefront of reopening their economies at the President’s urging.
National
- Politico: White House Goes Quiet On Coronavirus As Outbreak Spikes Again Across The U.S.
- Washington Post: Coronavirus Hospitalizations Rise Sharply In Several States Following Memorial Day
- NBC News: Fact Check: Trump Blames Testing For Spike In Covid-19 Cases. Experts Fault Reopening Of States.
- “Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist and global health policy expert who is an NBC News and MSNBC contributor, said the surges are tied to people moving around more. ‘The data that I’ve seen from Verizon and even Apple and Google suggest that people are moving a lot in states like California and Arizona and North Carolina, and those happen to be three of the six states where you’re seeing the biggest spike of cases,’ he told NBC News.” [NBC News, 6/10/20]
- US News & World Report: Nine U.S. States Seeing Spikes In COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- Politico: In Absence Of Federal Action, Farm Workers’ Coronavirus Cases Spike
- Raleigh News & Observer: Coronavirus Hospitalizations, Cases Surge To New Records In The South As States Reopen
- Kaiser Health News: New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
- Vox: 8 States That Experts Worry Are The New Covid-19 Hot Spots
Arizona
- Forbes: Arizona Hospitals Told To Activate ‘Emergency Plans’ Amid Coronavirus Spike
- USA Today: Arizona’s COVID-19 Spread Is ‘Alarming’ And Action Is Needed, Experts Warn
- “Arizona’s largest hospital system warned over the past week that its intensive care units are filling up, ventilator use was on the rise and capacity was reached for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment. ‘We have seen a steady climb of COVID-19 cases in Arizona over the last two weeks,’ Banner Health tweeted Monday. ‘This trend is concerning to us, and also correlates with a rise in cases that we are seeing in our hospital ICUs.’” [USA Today, 6/10/20]
California
- San Francisco Chronicle: Too Much, Too Soon? Bay Area Reopening Despite Recent Surge In Coronavirus Cases
- The Guardian: Nine California Counties Report Spike In New Coronavirus Cases Or Hospitalizations
Florida
- Newsweek: A Month After Reopening, Florida Records Over 1,000 New Coronavirus Cases For Sixth Time In 7 Days
- Florida Today: As Florida Reopens, Number Covid-19 Cases Grows, Raising Concerns Second Surge On Its Way
- “After hordes of pent-up Floridians hit the beaches, pounded the pavement in protest, or simply went out to try to get back to normal, COVID-19 eked its way back into our daily lives.Daily cases have topped the 1,000 mark for the past seven days — less than a week into Gov. Ron DeSantis’ June 5 Phase two reopening — fueling concerns that a second surge of new coronavirus cases may soon be on the way.” [Florida Today, 6/9/20]
Missouri
- Associated Press: Missouri Reports Another Triple-Digit Jump In Covid-19 Cases
North Carolina
- WSOC: NC Again Sees Single-Day High For Hospitalizations
South Carolina
- FOX Carolina: Greenville Mayor To Meet With Health Officials Concerning Surge In COVID-19 Cases
- Myrtle Beach Sun News: Myrtle Beach Area Sees Another Surge In Cases, One Death
- The State: As SC Surpasses 15,000 COVID-19 Cases, Infection Rates, Hospitalizations Hit New Highs
- “The increase in the virus’ spread could be due to more people leaving their homes and not practicing social distancing recommendations, DHEC and other health officials have said. Experts predicted those factors could lead to later outbreaks. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster has been opening various types of businesses since April 20, including retailers, restaurants, some attractions and close-contact businesses like salons and gyms.” [The State, 6/9/20]
Texas
- CNBC: Texas Reports Two Consecutive Days Of Record Coronavirus Hospitalizations Weeks After Reopening
- Axios: Texas Reports Third Consecutive Day Of Record Coronavirus Hospitalizations
- “Texas health authorities reported a total of 2,153 coronavirus hospitalizations on Wednesday, up from 2,056 on Tuesday and 1,935 patients Monday, CNBC reports. Why it matters: The three days of record-breaking coronavirus hospitalizations come more than a month after Texas allowed its statewide stay-at-home order to expire.” [Axios, 6/10/20]
- Houston Chronicle: Texas COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up 36% Since Memorial Day
Utah
- Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Marks 13th Day Of More Than 200 New Coronavirus Cases; Three New Deaths