There are more than 34 million new crown cases in the U.S., new cases in all 50 states are on the rise

(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) There are more than 34 million new coronavirus cases in the U.S. New cases in all 50 states are on the rise

　　China News Agency, Washington, July 16 (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 34 million on the 16th local time, and the death toll exceeded 608,000. .

On June 10, local time, during the new crown pneumonia epidemic, California's tourism industry began to recover, and a large number of tourists went to the beach to enjoy the sun.

　　According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of new cases on the 15th reached 39,014, the highest since mid-May.

The average daily number of new cases in the past 7 days reached 27,804, which was 60% higher than the previous week's data.

In addition, in the past week, new cases have been on the rise in all 50 states in the United States and Washington, D.C., of which 38 states have increased by more than 50%.

　　CDC Director Valensky said at the COVID-19 press conference held at the White House that day that most of the areas in the United States where there is a surge of cases are areas with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, and areas with high vaccination rates are "well overall."

　　Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States, said that the rapid spread of the delta variant strain has caused a surge of cases in many places around the world.

As far as the United States is concerned, more than 50% of the new cases are infected with the Delta strain, and in some areas the number even exceeds 70%.

Fauci also stated that the Delta strain is "a powerful opponent we are facing", and those who have not been vaccinated are "especially vulnerable."

　　According to CDC statistics, there are currently about 185 million people in the United States who have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 55.9% of the total population; about 160 million people have completed the vaccination, accounting for 48.4% of the total population.

Recently, the average number of daily vaccination doses in the United States 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.

　　As the school season approaches, some universities in the United States have begun to introduce policies requiring students to be vaccinated against the new crown.

Rhode Island recently announced that all public and private universities need to require all students to complete the new crown vaccination before returning to school.

Rhode Island became the first state in the United States to introduce a "mandatory" for college vaccines.

　　In addition, the University of California system including the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA has also issued policies requiring all students, teachers and staff to complete the vaccination before returning to school, otherwise they will not be allowed to participate in offline courses and offline activities. As well as accommodation at school.

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