Four states report record number of new COVID-19 cases

Source: The Hill | September 26, 2020 | Celine Castronuovo

Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon and Utah all hit records for single-day increases in the number of COVID-19 infections Friday as the country surpassed 7 million total cases, according to an analysis by Reuters. 

Reuters reported that according to its tally, Wisconsin had the largest number of new infections out of the four states on Friday at 2,629, surpassing its previous record of 2,533 cases last Friday. However, as of Saturday morning, the Wisconsin Department of Health website only recorded 2,504 newly confirmed cases Friday. 

The Minnesota Health Department recorded 1,191 new cases on Friday, Utah at nearly 1,370 newly recorded infections and Oregon reporting close to 460.

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Reuters said in its analysis that all Midwestern states excluding Ohio reported more cases over the past four weeks than in the four weeks prior. 

The outlet also reported that hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients hit new highs in Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming this week. 

These numbers come after Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Tuesday declared a new public health emergency following spikes in cases on college campuses in the state. The governor also extended the state’s mandatory mask mandate. 

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In a video address tweeted by Wisconsin’s health department Friday, Evers said that “Wisconsin is now experiencing unprecedented, near-exponential growth of the number of COVID-19 cases in our state,” adding that a larger portion of cases came from young people aged 18-24. 

“It is critical that we work together now to get this virus under control, not only to protect our campus communities, but for the health and safety of Wisconsinites in every corner of our state,” Evers said in the video. 

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