Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S.

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(Reuters) - New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states, including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 

People drink outside a bar during the reopening phase following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the East Village neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S., June 13,2020.

 

 

Alabama, Florida and South Carolina reported a record number of new cases for the third day in a row on Saturday, which many state health officials partly attribute to gatherings over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in late May.

 

Oklahoma reported record new cases for the second day in a row, and Alaska did so for the first time in weeks. Arizona and Nevada reported a near-record number of new cases.

 

In Louisiana, which had been one of the earlier virus hotspots, new cases were again on the rise with over 1,200 - the most there since May 21.

 

Nationally, there were over 25,000 new cases reported on Saturday, the highest tally for a Saturday since May 2, in part due to a significant increase in testing over the past six weeks.

Perhaps more troubling for health officials is many of these states are also seeing record hospitalizations - a metric not affected by increased testing.

 

Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas and Utah all had a record number of patients enter the hospital on Saturday. In South Carolina, 69% to 77% of hospital beds are occupied, depending on the region.

 

While Utah’s governor announced last week that most of the state would pause its reopening, no state is talking about a second shutdown as they face budget shortfalls and double-digit unemployment. Many went ahead with reopenings before meeting government infection rate guidelines for doing so.

 

Fears that a second wave of infections is happening - or that states failed to curb their first wave - prompted health officials to plead with the public to wear masks and avoid large gatherings.

Trump still plans to hold his first campaign rally since early March on Saturday in Tulsa, although those attending will have to agree not to hold the campaign responsible if they contract COVID-19.

 

About a third of the record new cases in the state came from Tulsa County, according to state data. The Tulsa Health Department on Friday said the outbreak was linked to indoor gatherings. Hospitalizations and the percent of tests coming back positive have been steady in the state.

 

“I have concerns about large groups of people gathering indoors for prolonged lengths of time. It is imperative that anyone who chooses to host or attend a gathering take the steps to stay safe,” said Bruce Dart, the department’s executive director, in a statement that advised people at gatherings to wear masks.

 

Trump has refused to wear a mask at a series of recent public events.

 

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[d5aqoep]

Are people just dumb or they wanna try out herd immunity?

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3 hours ago, d5aqoep said:

Are people just dumb or they wanna try out herd immunity?

The  only way  people will ever become immune  if there's a vaccine that work and that's a long shot . if  it ends up being like  the flu and mutates then you will need  many.  If it like small pox it it could be a 100 years before they wipe it out or if it like aids they may not never be any . Science is not all that they may can give you some meds to prolong your misery tell it catches up with you. If you catch this Virus you may live and you may not but  the flu  you can catch it more than once unless it like Chicken Pox were you can't catch it again. But if you get lung disease and go on oxygen     your going to die a early death  anyway other kinds of disease kills people more then virus do .At lest you have a chance to live.

 

They want be no immunity tell there is  a cure i have 0 faith in  Science i believe when they make a breakthrough it's sheer luck . they still no cure for the Common cold , AIDS  and lots of other disease they is no cure for. We could  be dead and gone from this virus or another disease or just die from old age by the time they cure it. People  need to stop living in the future  and deal with the here and now. If they a cure soon that will be great  if they not life will go on for the strong  and the weak will die. It going to happen any way  you can't cheat death it just depends on certain factors on when the Grim Reaper visits . Best not get your hopes up about something that may or may not happen in your lifetime ! 

 

 

From what i seen in my lifetime Science never saved no one it only prolonged  there misery and the meds  they gave them may of helped Kill them .My great grand pa never went to a doctor in his life tell he got like 80 and had to have pacemaker put in. But others i know went had things done to there heart and they died a early death it was just a waste of money . So you can't tell me it not luck  if you don't die if you get sick from something serious because with all the stuff they have  most everybody i loved  is already dead now. If you think different you must still  be young and the truth not sit in or you lost touch with reality .

 

You can't stop living  do what you can to try  to  prevent it but something else is going to  kill  you anyway it may not be a act of nature .Meds are not natural people die from drugs everyday. Were I live at everybody falling over from opiate  abuse they killing themselves.