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Only 10 states are showing downward trends in new cases, and 19 states are holding steady.
But in many states, «it’s not only that the number of infections keeps on going up. It’s also that the test positivity rates are trending in the wrong direction,» emergency medicine physician Dr. Leana Wen said Monday.
«We’re seeing more than a dozen states with a test positivity is over 10%. And there are two states — Idaho and South Dakota — where the test positivity is over 20%,» Wen said.
«That means that not only do we have increasing infections in these states, we also don’t have nearly enough testing.»
Cases ‘grow at an alarming rate’ in parts of NYC
For the first time since early June, New York state reported more than 1,000 new cases Saturday — prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to warn that this virus «remains a force to be reckoned with throughout the country.»
«It’s vital that New Yorkers continue to practice the basic behaviors that drive our ability to fight Covid-19 as we move into the fall and flu season,» Cuomo said. «Wearing masks, socially distancing and washing hands make a critical difference.»
New York state boasted a test positivity rate of less than 1% for more than a month. But that streak has been broken, with the test positivity rate hovering around 1.02% in recent days.
«We cannot drop our guard,» Cuomo warned.
That’s especially true as public schools in New York City reopen to students this week. But officials could decide to close schools, limit gatherings and issue fines for not wearing masks.
Authorities crack down on large gatherings
Now authorities are stepping up efforts to end gatherings where the virus can easily spread.
Sheriff’s deputies broke up a wedding of about 300 people Friday evening in Queens, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office said.
Both the owner and manager of the venue face multiple misdemeanor charges.
In Maryland, a man was sentenced to a year in prison Friday after holding two large parties in late March against the state’s social distancing rules — which had banned gatherings of more than 10 people, Gov. Larry Hogan’s office said.
The man started arguing after he was told to disband his first party of about 50 people, the state attorney’s office said. Five days later, he held a second party of more than 50 people which he refused to end, saying they had a right to congregate.
CNN’s Laura Ly, Sheena Jones, Anna Sturla, Dakin Andone and Chuck Johnston contributed to this report.
