A tense week punctuated by a grim reminder: the coronavirus is still infecting people and thousands died from it. In the last week, more than 4,000 people were reported dead from COVID-19 and more than 1,000 of those deaths were reported in just the last 24 hours. Officials fear those numbers will rise significantly with the protests. “Based on the way the disease spreads, there is every reason to expect that we will see new clusters and potentially new outbreaks moving forward,” Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams warned this week.
Here’s what else you need to know about COVID-19 around the U.S.:
• There have been more than 1.8 million coronavirus cases and more than 108,000 deaths.
• Research disputing the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus has been retracted after questions were raised over the data.
• A forecast published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now projects more than 127,000 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. by June 27. |
