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Dr. Rochelle Walensky is sounding the alarm over a possible fourth surge in COVID-19 cases as health experts deem Massachusetts among the "areas of greatest concern."
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to "just hold on a little longer," Monday. When cases rise as they have over the last week or so, Walensky said, they often "surge and surge big" shortly thereafter.
Walensky pointed to an uptick in travel and loosening virus restrictions for the 10% increase in U.S. cases over the last week. Meanwhile, Massachusetts is among the "areas of greatest concern," according to health experts.
“People want to be done with this. I, too, want to be done with this,” the former chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital said.
"We’ve seen surges after every single holiday,” she reiterated: “Please limit travel to essential travel for the time being.”
Monday's report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health showed the seven day positivity rate in the state is at 2.37% -- it's a figure that had been as low as 2% back on March 16.
The seven-day rolling average for daily new cases in the U.S. increased over the past two weeks from 53,670 on March 14 to 63,239 on Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Walensky encouraged everyone to get vaccinated against the virus once they're eligible.
www.nbcboston.com
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to "just hold on a little longer," Monday. When cases rise as they have over the last week or so, Walensky said, they often "surge and surge big" shortly thereafter.
Walensky pointed to an uptick in travel and loosening virus restrictions for the 10% increase in U.S. cases over the last week. Meanwhile, Massachusetts is among the "areas of greatest concern," according to health experts.
“People want to be done with this. I, too, want to be done with this,” the former chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital said.
"We’ve seen surges after every single holiday,” she reiterated: “Please limit travel to essential travel for the time being.”
Monday's report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health showed the seven day positivity rate in the state is at 2.37% -- it's a figure that had been as low as 2% back on March 16.
The seven-day rolling average for daily new cases in the U.S. increased over the past two weeks from 53,670 on March 14 to 63,239 on Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Walensky encouraged everyone to get vaccinated against the virus once they're eligible.
CDC Director Fears Fourth Surge as COVID Cases Rise in Mass.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky is sounding the alarm over a possible fourth surge in COVID-19 cases as health experts deem Massachusetts among the “areas of greatest concern.” The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to “just hold on a little longer,” Monday...
www.nbcboston.com
