Coronavirus Cases, Hospitalizations Continue To Rise In States Where Restrictions Lifted Early

Stephanie Stahl reports.

DO, CBS 3, "EYEWITNESS NEWS,"WE SEND IT BACK TO YOU, JESS.TRANG, THANK YOU.COVID-19 HOT SPOTSCONTINUE TO POP UP AROUND THECOUNTRY NOW INCLUDING VERMONT,FLORIDA AND ALASKA, ALSO, ANUNDISCLOSED NUMBER OF NATIONALGUARD MEMBERS FROM THEWASHINGTON DC PROTEST HAVEREPORTEDLY TESTED POSITIVE.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL HAS THE VERY LATEST,STEPHANIE?JESSICA, THERE HAS BEEN NODRAMATIC INCREASE OF COVID-19CASES IN OUR AREA.BUT THE NUMBERS ARE BEINGCAREFULLY WATCHED.POTENTIAL CASES RELATEPHILADELPHIA RECENT PROTESTSPROBABLY WON'T SHOW UP UNTILNEXT WEEK.BUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THECOUNTRY HEALTH OFFICIALS AREALREADY SEEING A CONCERNINGTRENDS.THE PRESIDENT'S CORONAVIRUSTASK FORCE COORDINATOR DOCTORDEBRA BURKS EXPRESSED CONCERNON RECENT PHONECALL WITHGOVERNORS, SAID SHE WASWORRIED ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTSPROTESTS EVEN THOSE WEARINGFACE COVERINGS COULD BESPREADING COVID-19.IT DOES WORRY ME BECAUSENOT EVERYONE WAS IN A MASK,SOME PEOPLE WERE SHOUTING.AND WE DON'T KNOW THE EFFICACYOF MASKS WITH SHOUTING.ALREADY MEMBERS OF THE DCNATIONAL GUARD HAVE REPORTEDLYTESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19FOLLOWING MASK PROTESTS IN THENATION'S CAPITOL LAST WEEK.DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI SAID HEWOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF SOMEOF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THEREDEMONSTRATING WERE ALSOINFECTED.HE SAYS THE PANDEMIC HASBECOME HIS WORSE NIGHTMARETHAT ISN'T OVER YET.AFTER AN OVERALL DECLINE INNEW CASES AND DEATHS, SOMESTATES ARE SEEING AN INCREASEACCORDING TO TRACKING, FROMTHE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FORHEALTH SECURITY, WHERERESEARCHERS SAY NEW WAVE ISCOMING IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRYMOST NOTABLY WHERERESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTEDEARLY.COVID-19 RELATEDHOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE BEENRISING SINCE MEMORIAL DAY, INSEVERAL STATES, INCLUDINGCALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, ANDTEXAS.AND WE ARE SEEING ACCELERATIONIN MANY AREAS.AND THIS ISN'T OVER.EVEN IN COUNT TRAYS HAVE HADTHE SUCCESS AND IN SUPPRESSINGTRANSMISSION THERE IS THATRISK THAT RESURGENCE REMAINS.AND THE BEST WAY TO PREVENTTHAT RESURGENCE IS TO PRACTICESOCIAL DISTANCING.WEAR A MASS BE INNING PUBLIC,AND WASH YOUR HANDS.THAT AS THE UNITED STATESREACHES NEARLY 2 MILLION CASES