Four states report record number of new COVID-19 cases
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon and Utah all hit records for single-day increases in the number of COVID-19 infections Friday as the country surpassed 7 million total cases, according to an analysis by Reuters.
WIDeptHealthServices
@DHSWI
Your #COVID19_WI update and another day with more than 2,500 reported cases, plus 65 people hospitalized. Please, protect yourself and your community: stay home if you can, physical distance, #MaskUpWisconsin, and wash hands often. #YouStopTheSpread: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/protect.htm
Governor Kate Brown
@OregonGovBrown
Today we reached an alarming milestone: the single highest daily total of COVID-19 cases in Oregon since the onset of this pandemic. We don't want to lose ground on all of the great progress we've made. Please keep distancing, wearing a face covering, and washing your hands.
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OR Health Authority
@OHAOregon
· Sep 25
OHA Director Patrick Allen during today’s media availability: "We find ourselves at another crossroads: After weeks of steady decline, #COVID19 cases have been rising. Today we are reporting 457 new cases – the single highest daily total since the onset of this pandemic."
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[Reuters] also reported that hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients hit new highs in Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming this week.
These numbers come after Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Tuesday declared a new public health emergency following spikes in cases on college campuses in the state. The governor also extended the state’s mandatory mask mandate.
In the order, Evers activated the Wisconsin National Guard to provide support on Election Day and oversee community testing locations.
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In a video address...Evers said that "Wisconsin is now experiencing unprecedented, near-exponential growth of the number of COVID-19 cases in our state," adding that a larger portion of cases came from young people aged 18-24.