Coronavirus Cases Are On The Rise According To Data

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in more than half of the United States. According to data collected by Johns Hopkins University, as of Sunday, the seven day average of new-cases is up by at least 5% or more in 27 states. Across the nation, an average of 54,308 new cases per day were logged over the past week which is only a 1% rise from the prior week after months of declining numbers. Many states have lifted their restrictions which has caused the variants to spread more rapidly and may even undo some of the nation’s progress. Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Rochelle Walensky said lifting the restrictions is a ‘serious threat to the progress we have made’ and added ‘we are at a critical point in this pandemic, a fork in the road’. Currently, about 2.5 million vaccines are administered each day. According to the CDC, about 69% of those 65 and older have received at least one shot of the vaccine and in total over 124.4 million doses have been administered.