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The daily case average in the U.S. has surged to about 114,000, skyrocketing nearly 884% since mid-June, according to federal data.A patient is unloaded from an ambulance, after Memphis Fire Chief Gina Sweat said that emergency services were overwhelmed by numbers of Covid-19 patients and that wait times should be expected, in Memphis, Aug. 13, 2021.A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test at a testing site in Mifflin Square Park in Philadelphia, Aug. 12, 2021.
Several states, including Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Mississippi, are now experiencing their worst surge yet, averaging more daily cases than at any point in the pandemic, according to federal data. New York City's case average is now nearly five times higher than it was one month ago.The nation's daily death average has now climbed to nearly 500, a 183% jump in the last month. Seven weeks ago, daily deaths were at their lowest point since late March 2020.
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