The White House warned Friday about a surge of COVID cases in some states and the connection with low vaccination rates and misinformation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported about 33,000 new cases Thursday — up from a 26,000 average a week ago. Total cases rose about 70% over the same week. Lisa Desjardins discusses the trend with Arkansas epidemiologist Dr. Jennifer Dillaha.
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Judy Woodruff:
The Biden administration sounded the alarm today about a surge of COVID cases in some states and the direct connection with low vaccination rates.
The Centers for Disease Control reported about 33,000 new COVID cases in the U.S. yesterday. That is a rise in new cases of about 70 percent, compared with a week ago. Hospital admissions are up too, by 36 percent, and the average death toll of the past week has climbed to 211 people a day.