Are Americans ‘Giving Up’? COVID Cases Skyrocket Past 120,000 In A Day
That's the second record daily total in a row. Now that the elections have passed, public health officials hope that state lawmakers may muster the political will to take action to control the rapid viral spread.
NBC News:
Covid-19 Cases Break Record For Second Day In A Row, Topping 120,000
A record number of coronavirus cases were reported Thursday, breaking a record set Wednesday of more than 100,000 cases in a single day. A total of 120,048 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, nearly 16,000 more than on Wednesday, according to an NBC News tally. (Stelloh and Mullen, 11/5)
The New York Times:
One Day In America: More Than 121,000 Virus Cases
The coronavirus is surging out of control across the country, and more than 121,000 cases were reported on Thursday, more new cases than on any other day of the pandemic. In 43 states, new infections are climbing steadily higher. To many Americans, the pandemic’s march feels inexorable. (Bosman, Burch and Mervosh, 11/5)
The Washington Post:
U.S. Tops 116,000 Cases, Another Record, As Health Officials Worry People Are ‘Giving Up’
Since cases began climbing in mid-September, states have periodically introduced incremental restrictions but largely steered clear of sweeping actions. Some health officials hope that will change in a post-election landscape. “There’s been this sense of people giving up,” Michael Fraser, chief executive of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, told The Post. “You had state leaders looking at the election and deciding it was not worth taking bold, unpopular moves against the virus that might save lives but hurt your side politically. There’s been state health officials debating whether to continue telling people to do things, because they know many are not going to listen.” (Noori Farzan, 11/6)
The Atlantic:
A Dreadful New Peak for the American Pandemic
The record officially marks what was already clear: As winter nears, the country’s third surge of infection is dangerously accelerating in almost every region of the country. This is the reality that the United States is facing, regardless of who will become its next chief executive: A deadly respiratory pandemic is spiraling out of control, and the number of hospitalized people—and deaths—is certain to rise over the next several months. (Meyer and Madrigal, 11/4)
Also —
The New York Times:
As U.S. Sets Yet Another Daily Record, Colleges Cases Soar
A quarter of a million coronavirus infections have been reported at colleges and universities across the United States, according to a New York Times survey, as schools across the nation struggle to keep outbreaks in check. The bulk of the cases have occurred since students returned for the fall semester, with more than 38,000 new cases reported in the last two weeks alone. And the numbers are almost certainly an undercount. (11/5)
