Growth in covid-19 deaths reached a new high in the United States on Tuesday. According to CNN, at least 2405 new deaths have been reported across the country, while more than 26,500 confirmed coronavirus infections have been reported. The US is the worst affected state in the world in terms of both the number of people infected and dead. Victims' daily balance has exceeded the US 2000 threshold for the second time, and has not yet been exceeded in any other country. Today's sad record came after two days with a significantly lower number of deaths.
On Monday, there was a daily increase of 1514 deaths in the USA, the previous balance in 24 hours was 1920 victims and it was preceded by the balance of 2108 deaths per day. Therefore, the data reported today is a partial disappointment in the hope that the coronavirus pandemic is receding once it has peaked in the country.
In the United States, coronavirus according to CNN has been reported in nearly 610,000 people, of which at least 26,033 have died. Reuters said Tuesday that the number of deaths in the country doubled in one week and the number of infected is more than three times higher than in any other state. The New York Times (NYT) reports of an "explosion" of infection in the last six weeks and reminds them that in the beginning of March only 70 infected were registered in the US.
"Deaths are increasing while hospitals across the country are looking for scarce protective gear and police are admonishing residents who ignore isolation regulations. As the danger is expected to continue for some time, Americans are urged to cover their faces in public, convention centers have been transformed in improvised medical facilities and big summer events are already getting canceled, "summarizes NYT.
Today, New York City, one of the worst hit areas in the US, has added more than 3,700 covid-19 victims to its death statistics. This is an estimate of the number of people who have succumbed to the infection but have never been tested for coronavirus. The total death toll in New York has thus exceeded 10,000. In terms of population, more people died in the city than in Italy, with the highest coronavirus deaths in Europe.
With a few exceptions, there are restrictions on the movement of people in all US states. Some governors declared quarantine almost a month ago, and now state leaders are planning to resume operations in closed factories and businesses. Californian Governor Gavin Newsom, working with counterparts in Oregon and Washington, said that the release of restrictions would include, among other things, a decrease in the number of hospitalized patients with covid-19 and greater availability of coronavirus tests.
The federal government, headed by President Donald Trump, has not yet been much involved in these decisions, and the White House chief himself eased his rhetoric in the night compared to Monday's press conference. At least by the end of April, federal recommendations on limiting social contacts are in place and, according to AP, it is not clear that any US state is seriously considering releasing quarantine before May 1.
A new analysis by Harvard experts suggests that at least "intermittent" preventive measures might be needed in the US until 2022 in certain circumstances. Scientists say finding this would be an effective drug or vaccine or a "significant" capacity increase in intensive care units . The calculations of the team, led by epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch, suggest that SARS-CoV-2 would begin to spread relatively quickly once the current restrictions are lifted.
