go down similar to hospitalizations. how quickly they go down and how thoroughly will depend on the number of circumstances and buy things like colder weather and people doing things indoors and how well they go by cdc guidelines. reporter: a closer look under the hood exposes a splitting reality in trends. the four largest states of covid are dropping, taking the u.s. cases with them which dipped to 12%. up in the midwest and great plains and michigan and dakota all seeing double digit jumps. anywhere from two to half a dozen of people waiting in emergency department rooms, waiting for ambulances to transfer them elsewhere. dr. robinson is an er physician
cdc guidelines of when you have a lot of infection in the community. exposes a split reality in trends. the four largest states for covid are all dropping, taking the u.s. case average with them, which has dipped almost 12%. parts of the upper midwest and great plains from north dakota to michigan are all seeing double digit jumps. in our entire region every hospital is either full or near full at any given time anywhere from two to a half dozen people waiting in emergency departments, rooms waiting for ambulances to transfer them elsewhere. reporter: this doctor is an e.r. physician in a rural part of west michigan. do you think cold weather states as the temperatures come down are now seeing more people going inside? i am honestly in no hyperbole terrified of what might come to pass december, january, february around here because, truly, that is when we see people all heading inside and getting together. reporter: there s