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An internal memo from the Federal Emergency Management Agency obtained by ABC News on Monday night shows that 33 U.S. states and territories are in an upward trajectory of COVID-19 infections, while 4 jurisdictions are at a plateau and 19 others are in a downward trend.
Both the number of new cases and the number of new deaths reported across the United States were down Monday in week-over-week comparisons. There were 301,308 new cases confirmed during the period of Sept. 28-Oct. 4, a 2.5% decrease from the previous week. There were also 4,871 coronavirus-related fatalities recorded during the period of Sept. 28-Oct. 4, a 8.2% decrease compared with the week prior, according to the memo. However, the national positivity rate for COVID-19 tests increased slightly from 4.4% to 4.7% in week-to-week comparisons. Currently, 20% of hospitals across the country have more than 80% of beds full in their intensive care units. That figure was 17-18% during the summertime peak, the memo said.University of Alabama students line up for the bar scene at Twelve25 in Tuscaloosa, as the school and its fans adjust to the new normal on NCAA college football game day on Oct. 3, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. A restricted number of fans were allowed to attend the game, meaning many did not travel to the city, while others sought social opportunities at restaurants and bars. University of Alabama students line up for the bar scene at Twelve25 in Tuscaloosa, as the school and its fans adjust to the new normal on NCAA college football game day on Oct. 3, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. A restricted number of fans were allowed to attend the game, meaning many did not travel to the city, while others sought social opportunities at restaurants and bars. In Alabama, COVID-19 cases accounted for 9.2% of the state's inpatients during the week ending Sept. 29. The number of new cases nearly tripled in the western city of Tuscaloosa -- from 562 to 1,549 -- between the weeks ending Sept. 22 and Sept. 29, according to the memo. In Colorado, there was a 42.2% relative increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Adams County between the weeks ending Sept. 22 and Sept. 29, driven by people under the age of 20. Meanwhile, nearly 80% of cases recorded in the northern city of Boulder since Aug. 24 have been linked to the University of Colorado, the memo said. In Hawaii, there was a cluster of nine COVID-19 cases confirmed at the University of the Nations Kona campus in the town of Kailua-Kona, according to the memo.
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