⁍ New cases rose 17% to about 287,000 for the week ended Sept. 20.
⁍ Deaths rose 5.5% to about 5,400 people after falling for the previous four weeks.
⁍ 13 states have seen weekly rise for at least two weeks, up from nine states the previous week.
– The number of new coronavirus cases in the US rose for the first time in eight weeks, Reuters reports. New cases rose 17% to 287,000 for the week ending Sept. 20, while deaths rose 5.5% to about 5,400. Thirteen states have seen new cases for at least two weeks, up from nine states the previous week. In Arizona, new cases doubled last week. On average, more than 776 people a day died from COVID-19 last week, with deaths rising in Arkansas, Kansas, and Virginia. After weeks of declining test rates, an average of 812,000 people a day were tested last week. The country set a record of testing over 1 million people on Saturday. Nationally, the share of all tests that came back positive for COVID-19 fell for a seventh week to 5.0%, well below a recent peak of nearly 9% in mid-July. However, 26 of the 50 states still have positive test rates above the 5% level that the World Health Organization considers concerning. The highest positive test rates are in the Midwest at over 16% in Idaho, Wisconsin, Iowa, and South Dakota.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends-graphic/new-us-covid-19-cases-rise-17-in-past-week-deaths-up-5-idUSKCN26C2VR