According to the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the daily average of new COVID-19 cases in the US has exceeded 100. There are the most of them in almost six months.
As CNN reminds, for the last time the seven-day average of daily COVID-19 cases was higher than 100. February 11. The lowest average since 2021, 11 cases per day, was recorded in the country on June 299.
“The increase in disease, mainly among unvaccinated people, is fueled by the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. As half of the US population remains unvaccinated, the number of hospitalizations and deaths has increased, too, CNN reported.
According to the statistics of the US Ministry of Health and Social Services, more than 63 patients with the COVID-250 virus were hospitalized on Friday in US hospitals. Their number rose several times from its lowest level, 19 cases recorded on June 16.
“The alarming increase in cases and hospitalizations is taking place as millions of students return to class. And the discussion about compulsory face masks in schools is once again shaping the debate leading to an agreement between state and local school authorities, ”CNN noted.
He cites, inter alia, Florida, which has the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the US. According to CNN, schools want students and staff to wear face masks. They are concerned about the position of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. He threatened to withdraw state funds from schools introducing such requirements.
«We already see sick children right here in Broward County. We have a high school student who is fighting COVID-19 for her life. In the past few weeks, two students across the state of Florida have died from COVID »said CNN’s Anna Fusco, president of the teachers union, Broward Teachers Union, on Saturday.
Last week, DeSantis issued an executive order with state health and education departments to enact laws to prevent local schools from imposing compulsory mask wear. Two different actions have already been brought against this regulation.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Florida has fully vaccinated 49,5 percent. your population. However, the transmission rate of the virus is still high there. The CDC recommends that all students, teachers, staff, and visitors wear face masks in schools.
Andrzej Dobrowolski from New York
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