Case Counts Around the United States
Around the country, the number of coronavirus cases is increasing daily. Even though case counts are rising, The Trump Administration thinks the virus is under control.
On Sunday, Florida reported a 12,000 case increase. This is the fifth consecutive day that Florida’s daily case count has surpassed 10,000. However, Florida is not the only state that is breaking records. Many Western and Southern states are reporting record numbers. About 14 states are even hitting a record for hospitalizations in July due to COVID-19. Some of these states are Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and North Carolina.
There has been over 3.8 million confirmed cases and over 140,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the United States.
Trump’s Response
Although the United States is seeing such a surge in cases, Trump and his administration want to see schools open up come fall.
Trump has continuously stood behind the way he has dealt with the pandemic, despite the soaring number of cases. He stated: “We have embers and we do have flames. Florida became more flame-like, but it’s – it’s going to be under control.”
Reports from experts at the CDC are predicting the case count and death toll could continue to increase in the coming months. Trump disagrees with this statement. He believes the coronavirus will disappear and does not think Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, knows what will happen in the coming months.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top official in infectious diseases, is adamant that we need to come together and take the appropriate precautions in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. He has said that the daily case count could reach 100,00.
Regardless of Dr. Fauci’s knowledge of the situation, Trump has said he is “a little bit of an alarmist.”
A Set Back in Testing and Results
The U.S. is unfortunately seeing a shortage in testing and a set back in results, with many people having to wait a week or longer to receive them.
The Washington Post And New York Times have reported that the Trump administration will not be increasing available tests. Trump and his administration do not want to allocate the proposed $25 billion to states to help with testing, supplies, and contact tracing.
Although we are testing each day more than twice the amount we were at the beginning of the pandemic, officials are still advocating for more testing.
