“This thing could turn around very quickly if we’re not careful. We saw that early on after Memorial Day, and the couple weeks afterward that sort of started the current outbreak, and it takes many weeks to get control over this once you institute measures,” Giroir said. At the moment, he’s keeping a close eye on these four states where COVID cases are now rising. And for more state efforts, Dr. Fauci Says These States Don’t Need to Lock Down Again. Hawaii was only seeing around 20 to 30 new cases each day in mid-July. But it’s slowly been rising ever since, and now their new daily cases are in the 100 to 200 range. According to The New York Times, Hawaii has seen an average of 236 new cases per day over the past week, which is an increase of 84 percent from the average just two weeks earlier. And for more on Hawaii’s coronavirus efforts, discover The Surprising Source of Hawaii’s COVID Surge, According to Officials. California’s coronavirus fight hasn’t necessarily been a good one. Recently, it broke the country’s record for coronavirus cases with more than 600,000 cases total. And over the past week, the state has experienced an average of 7,378 cases per day, which is an increase of 11 percent from the average two weeks earlier, per The New York Times data.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb While Indiana doesn’t have case numbers anywhere near California’s, the state has certainly seen an increase from its average of 300 to 400 new daily cases in early July. The New York Times reports that Indiana has had an average of 853 new cases each day over the last week. That is a 4 percent increase from the average two weeks ago. And for more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. Vermont has yet to see numbers that come anywhere close to the state’s peak numbers in April, when they had 72 new cases on April 4. However, that doesn’t mean their numbers aren’t still rising. According to The New York Times, Vermont has had an average of 8 new cases every day—this is an increase of 83 percent from the state’s numbers just two weeks earlier. And for more states in possible trouble, These States Could Be the Next to See a COVID Surge.
