BBC ANALYSIS: Covid-19 in the US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet?

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BBC ANALYSIS: Covid-19 in the US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet?

Tue, 2020-11-17 10:48 — mike kraft

Covid-19 in the US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet? The pandemic has quietly been getting worst across the US, with record numbers of cases in recent days. BBC News

Americans may have tuned out of coronavirus news as they focused on the outcome of the presidential election, but the pandemic has quietly been getting worse in the country.

The number of infections in the US has reached new heights in recent days, surpassing 160,000 cases in one day for the first time since the outbreak began.

Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, has warned that the country faces "a very challenging and ominous situation" as it approaches winter.

So how bad is the situation and how much does it vary across the country?

With more than 11 million confirmed cases, the US has the highest number of infections in the world and the spread of the virus shows no sign of slowing down.

See link for chart that ... shows that the current wave is growing at a faster rate than the previous two - although some of that is down to increased levels of testing. ..

The current wave of infections is the third one to hit the US this year but the one major difference is that it's affecting every region at the same time.

The spring wave was predominantly in the Northeast, while the summer one hit the South and West hardest. This time around, it's the Midwest where infections are rising fastest - but every region is seeing a spike in cases. ...

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