The number of daily cases and deaths from coronavirus plummeted over the weekend after remaining stable for several weeks.
On Sunday, the US registered 33,645 cases, the lowest since Sept. 28 and a drop of nearly 37 percent from the day’s 53,000 cases, according to DailyMail.com analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
Meanwhile, only 432 fatalities were reported, the lowest number of daily deaths since Oct. 25, the analysis found.
It is also the sixth time since the start of the new year that the number of new deaths in one day has dropped below 1,000.
Hospital admissions are also declining to about 4,500 patients admitted every day last week from about 4,800 a day the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 29.9 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 542,000 have died.
But even as the rollout of vaccinations continues to increase in the US, coronavirus cases are on the rise in more than half of the states, data from Johns Hopkins shows.
Among the states with increasing infections are Florida and South Carolina, where thousands of college students are on their way to Spring Break.
In addition, in some northeastern states, the number of new cases per 100,000 people is at least double the national average.
Although about 2.5 million Americans are vaccinated every day, some fear that governors are easing restrictions on businesses too soon.
On Sunday, the US registered 33,645 cases, the lowest rate since September 28 and a drop of nearly 37% from the 53,000 new cases recorded the day before
A total of 432 COVID-19-related fatalities were reported, the lowest since October 25 and the sixth time since the beginning of 2021 that daily deaths have dropped below 1,000
Despite an average of 2.5 million people being vaccinated every day, 26 states report an increase in the number of cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins (above)
Infections are on the rise in the following 26 states: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Public health experts believe the rise is due to a combination of new variants spreading and the population experiencing so-called ‘pandemic fatigue’.
Officials estimate that the coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, B.1.1.7., Is likely responsible for about 30 percent of current infections.
The variant is behind a recent wave of lockdowns in Europe, with provinces, including France and Italy, taking strict measures to reduce the spread.
Some experts fear this foreshadows what’s to come in the US
‘I get it. We all want to return to our daily activities and spend time with our family, friends and loved ones. But we have to find the courage to stay there a little longer, ”CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a news conference on Monday.
“We have to act now and I fear that if we don’t take the right measures now, we will have another avoidable wave, just like we are seeing in Europe and just as we are scaling up vaccinations so aggressively.”
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, told CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday that enough people have been vaccinated and have natural immunity to a previous infection to avoid a major spike.
However, I think what you might see is a leveling off for a period of time before we continue a downward decline – largely because B.1.1.7 is becoming more common, largely because we are withdrawing too quickly. , with regard to taking off our masks and removing the restriction, ”he said.
But many states are concerned about Spring Breakers.
In the past 10 days, more than a million passengers have passed through U.S. airports every day, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
More than 1.5 million people were screened on Sunday, one of the highest numbers since the start of the pandemic.
Florida is one of the states to report a rise in the number of cases, presumably due to the fact that it has the most infections associated with the British variant known as B.1.1.7.
Another popular spring break destination – South Carolina – reports a rise in cases that health officials fear could reverse the progress made to combat the virus
A health expert said she fears the mix of being maskless and getting together closely during Spring Break will lead to the coronavirus being returned to their home state and spreading. Pictured: Spring break tourists walk along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, March 21
In Florida, Miami Beach officials declared a state of emergency and voted for an 8 p.m. curfew at the city’s entertainment district until April 11.
The Sunshine State has reported a spike of six percent in cases in the past week and the highest number of cases associated with B.1.1.7, according to the CDC.
About eight percent of all cases in Florida are estimated to be related to the variant, Walensky said at the briefing.
“I wish people would at least mask themselves,” Dr. Megan Ranney and the emergency doctor told CNN on Sunday, referring to people who were on spring break.
“ I expect very few of those young adults to have been vaccinated and watching them congregate in that hustle and bustle, even outside, I’m afraid they’ll bring that B.1.1.7 variant back to their home state and spread it. . ‘
Meanwhile, in South Carolina, more and more residents are getting vaccinated, but health officials say they are still wary of another wave.
In the past week, the number of new daily cases has increased by 18 percent.
“We’re worried about a resurgence,” Dr. Jane Kelly, assistant state epidemiologist in the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, told the Charleston Post and Courier.
“We’ve come this far and we would just hate to lose the achievements we’ve made so far.”
New Jersey reports 36.4 cases per 100,000 residents, more than double the national average of about 10 cases per 100,000 residents
In Pennsylvania, daily new cases of coronavirus are up 21% in the past two weeks, according to data from the State Department of Health.
However, the trends of increasing cases are not only occurring in the southern or western states.
“Some regions, such as the Northeast and the Upper Midwest, are once again beginning to see significant increases in the number of cases,” Walensky said.
“This should serve as a major warning to the American people.”
Over the weekend, coronavirus activity in New Jersey has gone from ‘moderate’ to ‘high’ over the past three weeks, Department of Health data shows, according to Patch.
In addition, the Garden State reports double the number of new infections per capita than nationally.
The current national average is 10 cases per 100,000 people, an analysis from DailyMail.com finds. In comparison, New Jersey reports 36.4 cases per 100,000 residents.
In addition, nearly 10 percent of all cases in New Jersey are related to the British variant, the CDC revealed Monday.
Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, daily new cases of coronavirus are up 21 percent in the past two weeks, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
