Similar upticks in the past over the summer and winter led to major surges in the spread of disease, Dr. Walensky said. Still, new cases and deaths have declined from the early January peak, though the seven-day average of new deaths remains near 1,000 a day. In nine states over the past two weeks, virus cases have risen more than 40 percent, the Times database shows. The Northeast has also seen a troubling rise in virus cases. Other hot spots included North Dakota, where cases rose by nearly 60 percent and Minnesota, where cases have jumped 47 percent.

Source: New York Times March 29, 2021 18:07 UTC