U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rising Again, Doubling Over Three Weeks
Confirmed infections have increased over the last two weeks in all but two states.
HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOSH FUNK
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.
Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University data. And all but two states Maine and South Dakota reported that case numbers have gone up over the past two weeks.
US COVID-19 cases rising again
At the same time, parts of the country are running up against deep vaccine resistance, while the highly contagious mutant version of the coronavirus is accounting for an ever-larger share of infections
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Security personnel ask customers for proof of vaccination as they enter City Winery, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
At the same time, parts of the country are running up against deep vaccine resistance, while the highly contagious mutant version of the coronavirus is accounting for an ever-larger share of infections
Heather Hollingsworth and Josh Funk
Associated Press
Across US, virus cases double in 3 weeks
Heather Hollingsworth
The Associated Press
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.
Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University data. And all but two states Maine and South Dakota reported that case numbers have gone up over the past two weeks.
“It is certainly no coincidence that we are looking at exactly the time that we would expect cases to be occurring after the July Fourth weekend,” said Dr. Bill Powderly, co-director of the infectious-disease division at Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis.
The COVID-19 curve in the US is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University data. And all but two states Maine and South Dakota reported that case numbers have gone up over the past two weeks. It is certainly no coincidence that we are looking at exactly the time that we would expect cases to be occurring after the July Fourth weekend, said Dr. Bill Powderly, co-director of the infectious-disease division at Washington University s School of Medicine in St. Louis.