While still far below the worst levels seen over the winter, the ongoing spike in cases has brought the national daily average of new COVID cases to its highest point since April, according to data from The New York Times. The past two weeks have seen an increase of 144 percent to 56,635 new cases as of July 26. During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union on July 25, Anthony Fauci, MD, chief White House COVID adviser, bemoaned the pandemic’s trajectory. “We’re going in the wrong direction,” he told host Jake Tapper, describing himself as “very frustrated” with the current situation. Fauci also went on to say that the possibility of reviving a mask recommendation for vaccinated individuals was “under active consideration” by federal officials, arguing that recent decisions by some local health officials to suggest everyone wear a face covering wasn’t at odds with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidance. “We’re seeing that in LA. We’re seeing that in Chicago. We’re seeing that in New Orleans. The officials there, many of them are saying even if you are vaccinated, it’s prudent to wear a mask indoors,” he said. While appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation that same day, former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, said that the pandemic was “spiraling out of control” as not enough people have stepped up to get vaccinated. He urged the public to get their shots, warning: “There’s also real harm to you because, guess what? More mitigation is coming, whether it’s masking or whether it’s closures or whether it’s your kids having to return to virtual learning, that is coming.” These warnings were particularly targeted at unvaccinated individuals in states where numbers are climbing. Read on to discover which states are seeing more than an 80 percent surge in COVID cases over the past week as of July 27, according to data from The Washington Post.
New cases in the last seven days: 20 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 80 percent
New cases in the last seven days: 7 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 82 percent
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New cases in the last seven days: 14 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 83 percent
New cases in the last seven days: 4 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 85 percent
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New cases in the last seven days: 18 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 89 percent
New cases in the last seven days: 19 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 89 percent
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New cases in the last seven days: 19 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 95 percent
New cases in the last seven days: 32 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 95 percent
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New cases in the last seven days: 63 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 105 percent
New cases in the last seven days: 8 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 107 percent
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New cases in the last seven days: 7 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 129 percent
New cases in the last seven days: 5 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 175 percent
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