U.S. Covid-19 outbreak rebounds in 45 states, new cases are on the rise

　　(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The U.S. New Coronary Epidemic Rebounds and New Cases in 45 States Show an Rising Trend

　　China News Agency, Washington, July 13 (Reporter Sha Hanting) According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 33.91 million local time on the 13th, and the death toll exceeded 607,000. .

　　Recently, the situation of the new crown epidemic in the United States has rebounded.

According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average number of new cases of new coronary disease in the past 7 days reached 21,000, while three weeks ago, the average number of new cases per day was only 11,000.

　　According to statistics, in the past week, the number of new cases in 45 of the 50 states in the United States has shown an upward trend, of which 34 states have increased the number of new cases by more than 50%; only Maine, Iowa, and South Dakota have new cases The number of cases showed a downward trend; the number of new cases in the other two states, Delaware and Arkansas, remained basically unchanged.

　　Experts believe that the rapid spread of the delta mutant strain, the Independence Day holiday gathering and the low vaccination rate in some areas are important reasons for the rebound of the epidemic.

　　According to CDC data, more than half of the new coronavirus cases in the United States are infected with the Delta strain.

A month ago, people infected with the Delta strain accounted for only 10% of the new coronavirus cases.

　　Facing the rebound of the epidemic, some areas have begun to "restart" epidemic prevention measures.

The “new hot spot” of the epidemic in Missouri has surged by 150% in the past three weeks due to new coronary pneumonia. The state has begun to require residents 65 and older not to attend large indoor gatherings.

The City of Los Angeles, California began to recommend that people who have been vaccinated also wear masks in public places.

Chicago, Illinois, requires unvaccinated people from “hot spots” such as Missouri to quarantine for 10 days or produce a certificate of negative COVID-19 test.

　　In terms of vaccination, more than 184 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 55.6% of the total population; more than 159 million people have completed the vaccination, accounting for 48.1% of the total population.

Recently, the average number of vaccination doses per day has dropped significantly.

In the past 7 days, the average daily number of inoculation doses has dropped to 400,000 doses, far lower than the 3.3 million doses during the peak period.

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