States enact more Covid-19 rules as the US hits 11 million cases

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Sun, 2020-11-15 17:37 — mike kraft

States enact more Covid-19 rules as the US hits 11 million cases At least 45 states have reported more new infections this past week compared to the previous week. And while some officials toughen their restrictions, some say changing behavior is more important than shutting down. Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

(CNN) The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as states across the country moved to enact restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus.

The latest milestone comes less than a week after the US recorded 10 million cases, per Johns Hopkins data. It was the fastest the US has added one million new cases since the pandemic began.

At least 45 states have reported more new infections this past week compared to the previous week, according to Johns Hopkins University.

"We have this firestorm of coronavirus all across the country," emergency medicine physician Dr. Leana Wen said. "It's not one or two hotspots, the entire country is a hotspot of coronavirus infection."

Nationwide, more than 246,000 people have died -- including 1,266 new deaths reported on Saturday alone.

And while some officials toughen their restrictions, some say changing behavior is more important than shutting down...

With the rapid acceleration of new infections, many states are scrambling to curb the virus with new restrictions. Among them:

-- Washington state announced new restrictions on social gatherings, businesses and religious services ...

-- Utah now has a statewide mask mandate

-- Ohio is enacting stricter mask mandates for businesses

The US set a new record-high number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 on Saturday -- 69,455, according to the Covid Tracking Project.

In some hospitals, the staffing is so dire that asymptomatic doctors and nurses infected with coronavirus are allowed to keep working in Covid-19 units....

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