more are expected as pilots and flight attendants get sidelined by covid. jetblue tells nbc news it is proactively canceling more than 1,200 flights through january, heading off the wave of sickouts, all fueled by another record in new cases. the u.s. is now averaging nearly 300,000 new infections a day. but with home testing kits still in short supply and hours-long waits to get a pcr test, there is a consensus that that 300,000 number is well short of the true number of daily cases. yes, cases are spiking, at a dizzying rate. but, and this is a big but, the caseload is not matching an equally dizzying hospitalization rate. new cases up 60% in the past week. new hospitalizations up 14%. and covid-related deaths are actually down, that s right, down, by 7%. we are not in the same place as we were in march 2020. there are vaccines and boosters along with promising data about that much-maligned j&j shot. there are antivirus. and we have masks, high quality ones. so let us kee
vowed to lift bans on overseas travelers. as coronavirus numbers continue to trend in a positive direction, obviously down. 38 states holding steady. 44 states are seeing cases tphrtline or decline. priscilla alvarez with more on this easing of travel restrictions. this is a big announcement. reporter: this is significant for local businesses who rely on cross border travel and have struggled to stay afloat. change is coming and it s coming in a phased way. starting in early november, fully vaccinated foreign visitors will be able to cross the border both mexico and canada, for nonessential reasons. that is visiting a friend or family or for tourism. then in january of 2022, the vaccination requirement will apply to essential travelers like cross border trade which has been able to continue over the course of the pandemic. now, the current set of restrictions are set to ebg pyre october 2021. but officials say they will remain in effect until early november, which they have
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