CNN reports:
The US may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 case surge, one expert says — a surge that health officials have repeatedly warned about as state leaders eased restrictions and several lifted mask mandates.
The first warning sign came when case numbers, after weeks of steep declines, appeared to level off — with the country still averaging tens of thousands of new cases daily. That kind of plateau previously predicted surges, some experts have said.
Now, as the country inches closer to 30 million reported infections, cases are rising by more than 10% in 14 states this week compared to last week, according to Johns Hopkins University data — with half of those states seeing a rise of more than 20%.
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US could be on the cusp of Covid-19 infection surge officials have been dreading, expert warns https://t.co/n7nYwGkszg pic.twitter.com/AllqKj6kyJ
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Uh oh. COVID infection numbers jumped in 14 states in the past week https://t.co/V0BScGNAWa
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