The AP (10/26, Pane, Stobbe) reports deaths from coronavirus are increasing each day in the US and overall cases are increasing in 47 states. The AP adds that “average deaths per day across the country are up 10% over the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 as of Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.” Dr. Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota, said the current surge is due to the combination of “pandemic fatigue,” “pandemic anger,” and cold weather. Dr. Osterholm added, “When you put those three together, we shouldn’t be surprised what we’re seeing.”
Bloomberg (10/26, Levin) reports the record spike in cases “started with young Americans,” but “is increasingly finding older communities at elevated risk of severe illness.” According to the latest CDC data, “counties with the largest 65-and-over populations are now recording on average 18.9 daily cases per 100,000 residents, 67% higher than a month ago.”
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— “Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared “Lisa Marie Pane and Mike Stobbe, AP, October 26, 2020