The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States has risen for two weeks in a row in 27 out of 50 states, with North Carolina and New Mexico both reporting increases above 50% last week, according to a Reuters analysis.
FILE PHOTO: Sep 26, 2020; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; COVID-19 signage at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium for the game between Georgia Bulldogs and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told ABC News that the country was “not in a good place.” North Carolina reported a 60% jump in new cases to 13,799 last week, while New Mexico saw new infections rise 55% to 1,265. Texas also reported a 60% jump in new cases to 49,559, though that included a backlog of several thousand cases.
Testing in the country set a record of over 880,000 tests a day, surpassing the previous high in July of 820,000.
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