US Records Highest Record, More than 80,000 Daily Cases of Covid-19

KOMPAS.com – The United States reports more than 80,000 cases of infection Covid-19 on Friday (23/10/2020).

This figure is a record for the highest daily cases since the corona virus pandemic.

The case record comes amid a growing number of hospitalizations and a daily death toll across the country.

Launch CNN, Saturday (24/10/2020), the number of cases reported was 80,005, surpassing the previous record of 77,362 recorded on July 16, 2020.

General Surgeon AS Dr. Jerome Adams reminded that hospitalized patients began to increase by 75 percent across the country.

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The good news, the death rate is due coronavirus in the US has decreased to about 85 percent due to a variety of factors, including use of remdesivir, steroids, and better patient management.

The US’s leading infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, expressed his concern over the large spike in Covid-19 cases in the US.

He urged the government and citizens to step up measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

“The increase in the map of more than 30 states will not happen spontaneously, unless we do something about it,” he said.

State hardest hit

Quoted from BBC, Saturday (10/24/2020), the Midwest continues to be the hardest-hit region in the country with spikes in cases in several states, such as North Dakota, Montana and Wisconsin.

In Ohio, the authorities recorded the worst increase in daily cases for the third day in a row.

Other states in the area, including Illinois and Indiana, also saw daily increases approaching previous record highs.

Meanwhile, cases in Utah reached their highest point with the introduction of mandatory masks in 21 regions.

Governor Gary Herbert warned that the impact of the coronavirus was already being seen on local hospital capacities.

“Until now, our hospital has been able to provide good care to all Covid and non-Covid patients who need it. But today we are at a threshold,” he said.

“If the Utah people do not take serious steps to limit group gatherings and wear masks, our healthcare providers will not have the ability to provide quality care to everyone who needs it,” continued Herbert.

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Impact on US Elections

The coronavirus pandemic in the US has become a major policy battlefield ahead of the presidential election in November 2020.

Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden clashed on the issue during the presidential debate on Thursday (22/10/2020).

The two candidates continue to provide very different views on the future.

At a rally in Florida on Friday (23/10/2020), Trump promised his supporters that the pandemic would end soon.

He also accused Biden of exaggerating the crisis to scare people into voting for him.

On the other hand, Biden said the President had given up on containing the virus while speaking at an event in Delaware.

If elected, the former vice president will ask state governors to mandate the use of masks, create a national testing plan and order the production of personal protective equipment.

Biden also promised to make a Covid-19 vaccine free for every American once it is approved.

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