Chinanews, October 14th, a comprehensive report that the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the United States continues to spread, with more than 7.85 million confirmed cases.
Recently, the number of confirmed cases in the Midwestern United States has surged, and experts have warned that "this winter may be the worst period of the epidemic."
According to the data tracked by the "Washington Post", the average daily increase in the number of confirmed cases in the United States in the last 7 days has exceeded 50,000, the first time since August.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases in more than 20 states has reached a new high in the past 7 days.
Midwestern states such as Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio have become epidemic hot spots.
In more western states such as Colorado, Idaho and Dakota, new cases have also continued to rise for several weeks.
On September 23, local time, a store in Manhattan, New York City launched a "bubble tent" to increase the social distance between customers.
Peter Holtz, professor and chair of the Department of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said: "We reached the lowest point in early September, with about 30,000 to 35,000 new cases every day. Now, we are back to about 50,000 new cases every day. And still Continue to rise."
Data from Johns Hopkins University also shows that in the past week, more than 30 states in the United States have reported more confirmed cases than the previous week.
Experts worry that with the advent of winter, the increase in newly confirmed cases will be even greater. This is because the winter is drier and people stay indoors longer, which are conducive to the spread of the virus.
Previously, the Institute of Health Statistics and Evaluation of the University of Washington predicted that in the next three months, there will be more than 135,000 deaths in the United States.
Hotz said: "This winter, from November to February (next year), may be the worst period of the epidemic."