The almost nationwide spike in cases comes as epidemiologists warn of a possible “third peak” of Covid-19, this time largely centered in the Midwest and Plains.
Texas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands stand alone in having recorded decreases in their number of Covid-19 cases over the last two weeks as the country braces for a possible"third peak" of the disease.
Cases numbers have spiked in Vermont and New Mexico as they battle spikes of about 117 percent in case numbers over the last two weeks. North and South Dakota lead the U.S. in weekly virus cases per capita, according to an NBC News tally, and intensive care units are filling up across the states. According to the most recent data released by the North Dakota Health Department, there are 16 ICU open beds in the state, just one in the capital, Bismarck. The state, which does not have a mask mandate, only recommends that its residents cover their faces.
Burgum, a Republican, said he was"amazed" that people were still debating the mask mandate because"there is no other way to get someone to wear a mask other than for that person to choose to do that."Texas, where illness is declining slightly, has had more than 860,000 cases and almost 17,500 deaths. While the trends are somewhat positive, Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, deployed additional resources to the Panhandle and the South Plains on Friday to support hospitals.
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