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brooklynite

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Fri Oct 16, 2020, 09:50 PM Oct 2020

Fauci warns that Covid-19 infection rates are too high heading into winter [View all]

Source: CNN

(CNN)The number of coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 8 million on Friday as health officials from coast to coast scramble to contain the rising rate of infections.

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Unlike previous rises, this time it appears that no region is safe. The Northeast, which has remained relatively stable since the spring, is seeing a rise in cases as is the Pacific Northwest. The increases come as the numbers of new cases in the Midwest hasn't slowed.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, warned that infection rates are far too high heading into the end of the year. Other experts say is setting the country up for a very difficult winter.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html





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