NEW YORK, United States (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases per day in the US stood near an all-time high yesterday, hovering close to the peak reached in late April during some of the darkest and deadliest days of the crisis.
As the virus rises again in the US and other parts of the world, some governments and businesses imposed new restrictions only weeks after lifting shutdowns, even as others areas loosened up.
In an encouraging sign, as of last week the number of deaths per day in the US overall was actually declining, not rising in lockstep with new cases.
The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut announced that their states, which were devastated by early outbreaks that appear to be under control, will now require travellers from certain states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered people to wear masks in public as the daily count of hospitalisations and new cases hovered near records.
