Last month, what that tells us about the pace of economic recovery right now. And scorched earth. Massive, devastating wildfires ripping through parts of the american west. Were on the fire lines, as officials work to try to contain them. New day starts right now. Buenos dias, its saturday, august 7, thank you for waking up with us. Great to see you, christi. You as well, boris. The u. S. With 107,000 new covid cases in a day. This is a rate we havent seen for nearly six months since the country was in that dangerous Winter Surge that we went through. Yeah. Not only are infections rising, deaths are going up as well. And hospitals are overrun with unvaccinated patients as the Delta Variant spreads. The virus moving quickly through unvaccinated communities, especially in the southeast. A lot of red there. Vaccination rates lagging behind the rest of the country in the south. In states with the highest infection rates people are getting investigated at a pace not seen since april, but ho
Xfinity is here to inspire your biggest dreams were so happy to say welcome to your new day here and to have your company. It is saturday, august 7th. Im christi paul. Im boris sanchez. Thank you for spending part of your morning with us. Christi, always a pleasure to be with you. You, too, boris. We want to talk about the Health Officials who say the u. S. Is at a crucial moment. Hospitals overrun with unvaccinated patients and the Delta Variant is spreading. The country has tools to get the virus under control. Thats the most tragic aspect of all of this. It is preventible. Yet for the first time since february the united states is averaging more than 100,000 new infections a day and deaths are also on the rise. The virus spreading quickly through unvaccinated communities and as we look at this map, you can see all the red in the southeast where Vaccination Rates lag behind the rest of the country. In states with the highest infection rates, the numbers are rising. In mississippi, ju