For the past 24 hours, the United States registered its highest coronate infection count for the third day in a row. In the last 24 hours, 44,702 new cases of infection have been reported. In addition, thirteen states have set weekly records, according to The Washington Post.
Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the country’s coronary work, had his first update with the action group in almost two months on Friday, but did not launch any new strategies to stop the infection, the newspaper writes.
Late Saturday night, the number of deaths worldwide reaches 500,000, according to Worldometers overview. According to the overview, the number of infected persons is just over 10 million. The United States is still hardest hit, with 2.58 million cases of infection and 128,000 deaths.
One of the states that is now experiencing a huge uptick in infection is Florida, where local authorities informed over 9,500 new cases Saturday, over 600 cases higher than the previous highest measured numbers, writes PBS.
Closes the taps
Actually, the state was well on its way to easing the coronation measures, but on Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis declared that this must now be reassessed, and at the same time decides to shut down alcohol serving at all the state’s bars, writes CBS News. One of the main reasons for this being done is that new figures show that many of the new cases of infection have hit younger ones. At the same time, all the state’s beaches will be closed next weekend as the country celebrates its national day.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was among those who signed such an order this weekend. It seems the mayor of Miami Beach is a good decision. Both the number of infections and the number of hospital admissions has risen sharply in the area lately, and the mayor is frustrated by the attitude of many in the state.
“One-third of the deaths, close to a thousand people have died in Miami-Dade, this is very real for us, and the increase is huge,” said Mayor Dan Gelber.
Dissatisfied with mask skeptics
He tells CNN that the area he is selected in was among the first in the country to request that masks be sent to prevent infection.
– We do not agree. You have older people who are concerned, younger ones who are not so concerned, and then you have a group that has made the policy of masking, and who look at it as a family insult if you ask them to use one. We are not in agreement as we were if there was a tornado on the way, says Mayor Gelber.
Florida’s Governor DeSantis told the weekend he does not intend to introduce a mask claim in the state, according to Miami Herald. As a result, several mayors have rather introduced local mask requirements in their counties.
– The problem is: how are you going to tell people that they have to wear a mask when the figures that the president says you should not do? I have no problem being the bad mayor, I’ve chosen to be here, but when someone in Washington says you shouldn’t listen to it, it’s going to be difficult, he continues.
This weekend, for example, the US Department of Justice warned of a group that began circulating with false certificates stating that those who wore them escaped masking claims and that people trying to stop it would be reported to authorities. The group, which mainly operated on Facebook, has since been deleted, writes The Washington Post.
Rage against the party lions
Another Florida mayor, Joseph Corradino, who represents Pinecrest, for his part, opposes what he considers the state’s biggest corona challenge: the house parties.
– This is the most dangerous thing done to us. The law does not allow us to enforce the rules we have for the public on private property. So what we can do now is ask the people to behave. This danger comes directly from the inside, says Corradino.
He says that private parties have been a major problem in recent weeks.
– When you look at my area, the incidence of illness continues to increase. It can and must be stopped while we still have capacity in the hospitals, he continues.
Troubling corona trend
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