Only 10 states are seeing downward trends in new Covid-19 cases, and NYC now has a surge
Source: CNN
Nationwide, 21 states reported more new cases this past week compared to the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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But in many states, "it's not only that the number of infections keeps on going up. It's also that the test positivity rates are trending in the wrong direction," emergency medicine physician Dr. Leana Wen said Monday.
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"We're seeing more than a dozen states with a test positivity is over 10%. And there are two states -- Idaho and South Dakota -- where the test positivity is over 20%," Wen said.
"That means that not only do we have increasing infections in these states, we also don't have nearly enough testing."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/28/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html
Meanwhile, as the sickness spreads, Drumpf rallies and other superspreader events like Sturgis are exacerbating the high positivity rates (eg, 20% at South Dakota).
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