CDC warns of 'distressing trend' in Covid-19 cases as country heads into fall

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CDC warns of a 'distressing trend' in Covid-19 cases as the US heads into fall.

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a Covid-19 briefing at the CDC's campus in Atlanta on Wednesday.The government's top public health officials warned that the number of Covid-19 cases is rising across a majority of the country in a rare briefing Wednesday afternoon.

Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency has noted a"distressing trend" in which coronavirus case numbers are"increasing in nearly 75 percent of the country.""This past week, we've seen nearly 60,000 cases a day on average, as well as 700 deaths," he said.

Butler, a respected career scientist at the agency, spoke Wednesday at a rare on-camera media briefing at the CDC's headquarters in Atlanta, alongside Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC's director, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

 

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MarkMeadows doesn’t care, along with rest of the weak GOP. They surrendered to the disease for their rich friends long ago. VoteOutTheGOP

And Trump tells the morons at his rally last night that they will never hear about COVID again after November 4th.

I don’t feel like I can trust the CDC. Trump has his hold on them

Somebody check the VP office. The rona call is coming from inside the house!

Does he mean 'distressing' like Susan Collins definition, where we do absolutely nothing?

Don’t worry the Covidporn will end Nov 3rd

225,000 dead US Citizen and counting because the Trump Administration had no plan and still has no plan. That number is going up each and every day. When will enough be enough. Wear a dam mask. TrumpCovid19 WearAMask

Pandemic is fake news!!!

It's happening all around the world and we're part of the world. Europe is getting hit harder than the US.

Yeah, because it’s cold and flu season and now everyone that has the flu is being recorded as having covid. Smh 🙄

The CDCDirector Dr. Assfuck Redfield has what we like to call a 'credibility' problem! Roll Tape......

Were not afraid

The coming winter can be a horror.🤒👹

Yeah, but good thing flu cases has pretty much disappeared.

Enjoy

Right! May be worse if you people still believe this is a natural virus and will disappear by itself. The Chinese Communist Party labmade this virus and released it to the world through Wuhan. This is a super bio weapon to attack the whole world. Hold CCP accountable.

It's a damn good thing we are turning the corner!

Does NBC do ANY credible cross-referencing research anymore? How many times has CDC been right and how many times has CDC been wrong COVID19

Who know? Everyone was screaming for more testing and now more testing is shutting us down again...

It is very distressing but it is too bad the CDC has lost all credibility

When the President doesn't care about the risks of being infected by Covid-19, social distancing, having large group rallies or mandatory mask wearing then neither will any of his followers. All he cares about is the economy and the stock market.

I've been isolated since February! So exhausted....

Trump cut the CDC's funding, one of the most important tools against the pandemic! Biden will change that! Vote blue, before a better future !!

So now lockdowns is spiking CASES, my question now why the lockdown? All the scientists that lied about lockdown now seems to be fake scientists and don’t don’t know how to come to say otherwise. The world is doomed!

Orange man has no right to lead the USA, his wilful complicit negligence in dealing with C19 makes him culpable of manslaughter and should be held to account, jail. He has shown total disregard for science and medical advice, instead just focusing on re-election, morally criminal

And here he is still downplaying it while the CDC just said we could lose up to another 300 thousand this year.

You owe to your country to speak up ...

People are tired of being stuck at home, no money, barely any jobs, wearing masks, worrying about money problems, scared that the people outside are going to burn their houses down.... I mean seriously... this ISN'T HELPING..... Geez....

Lame...

America has proven again that it cares more about money than people

It's a worldwide trend. Viruses cannot be contained.

fake news

Turning the corner

Less the 8,300 deaths under 50.... F-off....

I mean🙄

“Distressing trend” is the Susan Collins answer for a deadly virus spreading like wild fire taking 1000 lives a day

Children have more Covid-19 Corona Virus load and transmission rate than teachers. Test every child before sending to school to protect other students and teachers too

The head of the pandemic task force refused to stop campaigning despite five of his staff members contracting the virus. Good luck, America.

And Trump is making it worse

Smart China virus has out played Fauci and shown the politicization of the CDC and the medical *experts*. Lockdowns are not indefinite . On to therapeutics, vaccines, viral attenuation ,self care , responsibility and living . At some time fear mongering and hysteria end .

The CDCgov has been replaced by the WhiteHouse. Do not listen to the CDC or US_FDA. They are no longer legitimate organizations. The only spokesperson authorized to speak on their behalf is PressSec

Scare tactics...Redfield said back in July if we all wear masks for 6, 8, 10, 12 weeks, we'd bring this pandemic under control,' now he has a new story!!! Keep moving the goal posts like they always do!

So where's the Covid19 task force? Any updates Pence

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So what? “Cases” is a completely meaningless statistic. fearisusedtocontrolyou

Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the CDC, says the agency has noted a 'distressing trend' in which coronavirus case numbers are 'increasing in nearly 75% of the country.' (2/4)

It should clear up around November 4th

You motherfuckers knew how dangerous this virus was back in January and you did nothing because you didn't want to get the Idiot in Chief mad. Now over 200,000 are dead, 8 million infected, no federal plan, and things are going to keep getting worse. Thanks for nothing.

The overwhelming rate of hospitalizations will be increased Fall/Winter due to diff colds like: flu, RSV, brochiolitis & asthma on the pediatric populations. It is not just Convid. The ER’s will be pack with children without insurance due to parents job losses/ economy strains

Let me guess...'just 2 more weeks and the death toll will skyrocket' 🙄🙄🙄 GTFOH!

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It seems somewhere between March and August covid19 mutated becoming more contagious but less deadly which is good, but not great as the lasting effects of those who get really sick are still devastating personally and to the community/ economy at large for generations

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