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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 5 august 2020
Continued from Front youngsters and staff mem-
The number of confirmed bers. The Trout Creek Bible
infections in the U.S. has Camp's executive director,
topped 4.7 million, with Joe Fahlman, said the cas-
new cases running at over es popped up even though
60,000 a day. While that's it followed all requirements
down from a peak of well set by state officials, in-
over 70,000 in the second cluding daily temperature
half of July, cases are ris- checks, frequent hand-
ing in 26 states, many in washing and hand-sanitiz-
the South and West, and er stations throughout the
deaths are climbing in 35 grounds. He said the chil-
states. dren were split into groups
On average, the number of no more than 10 camp-
of COVID-19 deaths per ers each.
day in the U.S. over the past "We're at a point where
two weeks has gone from there's enough spread
about 780 to 1,056, ac- of COVID-19 that people
cording to an Associated throughout the U.S. are at
Press analysis. an increased likelihood of
In Massachusetts, health encountering the virus and
officials are investigating at getting exposed," University
least a half-dozen new clus- of Florida epidemiologist
ters of cases connected to Dr. Cindy Prins said. Workers from Servpro disinfect Mugshots restaurant in Tupelo, Mississippi, Friday, July 17, 2020, as
such events as a lifeguard She added: "This is a be- the restaurant is preparing to open for business.
party, a high school gradu- havioral disease right now Associated Press
ation party, a prom party, for a lot of people." Preven-
an unsanctioned football tion means "changing our Northam, the nation's only Day, graduations, birth- over the past 14 days. Much
camp and a packed har- behavior, and it's so hard governor who is a doc- days, backyard barbe- of the spike has occurred in
bor cruise trip. for humans to do. We're so- tor, cited rising infections cues, you name it," Lindsay the state's densely urban
One recent house party on cial creatures." among young people and said. southeastern corner, but
Cape Cod attended by President Donald Trump's said the problem is that "too In Brandon, South Dakota, the disease has also spread
as many as 60 people led public pronouncements many people are selfish." thousands of car racing with amazing speed in ru-
to more than a dozen new during the crisis have been "We all know that alcohol fans packed the 9,000-seat ral and sparsely populated
cases and prompted some infused with an optimism at changes your judgment," Huset's Speedway over the northern Wisconsin.
restaurants to close or limit odds with the facts on the he said. "You just don't care weekend. Many did not Zona Wick, a spokeswom-
service at the height of ground. In April, he assured as much about social dis- cover their faces or keep an and contact tracer
tourist season. Americans that "we have tancing after you've had their distance from others. for Iron County's health
Hot spots around the U.S. passed the peak in new a couple of drinks. That's "We're kind of over this department, blamed the
are popping up in what cases, we are starting our when the virus gets spread." whole COVID thing. I won't surge on July Fourth gath-
once seemed like ideal life again." In May, as the Dr. Demetria Lindsay, the wear a mask unless I ab- erings, birthday and gradu-
places to ride out the out- death toll surpassed 80,000, Virginia Department of solutely have to," 21-year- ation parties, out-of-county
break: rural, less populated he declared the country Health's district director for old Veronica Fritz said. She visitors and people crowd-
and with lots of outdoor had "met the moment and Virginia Beach and Nor- added: "I am a very strong ing into bars. "The Fourth of
space. In South Dakota, a we have prevailed." folk, said there has been a Christian and I know where July was tough on us," Wick
spike erupted at a Christian In Virginia, cases have pronounced spike among I'm going, and I believe said. "People had a bit of
youth summer camp in the surged so much in cities like people ages 20 to 29. She God will take me when I'm quarantine fatigue, is what
Black Hills, with cases grow- Norfolk and Virginia Beach said the factors behind the supposed to go. So if I get I'm calling it. People got a
ing to 96 among 328 peo- that Democratic Gov. surge include gatherings of COVID and I die from CO- bit tired of staying in. Peo-
ple who attended. Ralph Northam placed people not wearing masks VID, it's not my decision." ple just got together like
A Bible camp east of Port- limits there last week on al- or maintaining a safe dis- Nearly a quarter of Wiscon- they have for years on the
land, Oregon, saw an out- cohol sales and gatherings tance. sin's more than 55,000 total Fourth of July and spread it
break among at least 25 of more than 50 people. "Father's Day, Memorial cases had been confirmed to one another."q
Can you get the coronavirus from secondhand smoke?

By The Associated Press when smoking, as well as when
Can you get the coronavirus they're vaping.
from secondhand smoke? "Not only are they potentially
Secondhand smoke isn't be- spreading virus by not wearing
lieved to directly spread the a mask, they are blowing those
virus, experts say, but infected droplets to the people around
smokers may blow droplets them to potentially get infect-
carrying the virus when they ed," says Dr. Albert Rizzo, chief
exhale. medical officer for the Ameri-
Being able to smell the smoke can Lung Association.
might be a red flag that you're You should steer clear of sec-
standing too close to the ondhand smoke regardless.
smoker. The respiratory drop- Breathing in secondhand
lets people spray when they smoke from cigarettes can
talk, cough or sneeze are be- cause various health problems,
lieved to be the main way according to the U.S. Cen-
the virus spreads. And people ters for Disease Control and A woman removes her protective face mask and smokes a cigarette at a food market
in the central Israeli town of Ramla near Tel Aviv, Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
also exhale those droplets Prevention.q Associated Press