Citing infection increases in Illinois, Indiana and North Carolina, where cases have jumped at least 100% over the past two weeks, Gottlieb said school reopenings will create “a lot of risk” of spread in Northern states. Crucial Quote“I think the northern states are more impervious to the kind of spread we saw in the south, but they’re not completely impervious,” Gottlieb said. The White House Covid-19 Response Team said earlier this week Florida and Texas alone account for more than a third of hospitalizations nationwide. Florida saw hospitalizations increase at record-breaking levels for six consecutive days over the past week. Nationwide, cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still below the country’s peaks over the winter, though they have been rapidly increasing, with deaths surpassing an average of 500 as of Friday.

Source: Forbes August 08, 2021 18:33 UTC