THE US has topped 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a day for the first time as the dreaded second wave reaches new heights.
While the US election results played out in key battleground states yesterday, Americans contended with the mounting Covid-19 crisis as they cast their ballots.
According to data tracked by the The Washington Post, the United States reported more than 100K new coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
Today, seventeen states reported record numbers of patients hospitalized with the deadly bug.
These include: Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma, Montana, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana and West Virginia.
Over 9,445,000 virus cases and 232,500 fatalities have now been logged since February as the USA battles the worldwide pandemic.
The country’s biggest five-day surge has been recorded since October 29.
According to Johns Hopkins University data, the nationwide seven-day average of new daily cases is now 86,363.
That is more than double the number of these new infections on September 4, noted CNN.
Anyone traveling to New Jersey from 43 states will have to quarantine, per a press release from Gov Phil Murphy’s office.
Today, New York Gov Andrew Cuomo issued new travel advisory stipulating that anyone traveling to New York needs to get a negative test three days before their trip and a three-day quarantine upon arrival.
On Monday, Cuomo warned that “these are dangerous times” and warned New Yorkers to be vigilant about their safety and health.
Speaking about the escalating numbers in Kentucky, Gov Andy Beshear noted: “We are seeing not only a surge in the virus, but more and more of our kids by percentage who are getting it.”
His stark warning came after the American Academy of Pediatrics revealed that children were getting infected at “unprecedented levels.
The highest juvenile surge yet of 61,000 cases happened in the last week of October.
By October 29, more than 853,000 kids tested positive, which included nearly 200,000 new cases in children during the month alone.
“This is a stark reminder of the impact this pandemic is having on everyone – including our children and adolescents,” said AAP President Sally Goza, MD, FAAP.
We are seeing not only a surge in the virus, but more and more of our kids by percentage who are getting it.
Gov Andy Beshear
“This virus is highly contagious, and as we see spikes in many communities, children are more likely to be infected, too.
“We can help protect everyone in our communities by keeping our physical distance, wearing masks, and following other recommendations from our doctors and public health experts.”
Disturbingly, in Arkansas, Gov Asa Hutchinson said Covid-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the state, after cancer and heart attacks.
Hutchinson revealed that medical facilities there may rapidly become overwhelmed during the virus surge.
“Compared to last Wednesday (961), our case numbers have increased,” he said.
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“Let’s work to break the cycle of really high numbers in the middle of the week. If we continue on this trend, our hospitals will be challenged.”
The number of being being rushed to hospital with the vicious virus has also increased significantly countrywide.
The Covid Tracking Project shows that a whopping 50,340 people were hospitalized with the virus on Tuesday, a 76 percent uptick since September 20.
