国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Several U.S. states hit record highs for COVID-19 cases
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 17-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wave">wave</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="states">states</span> -- <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span>, <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> -- <span word="either">either</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="highs">highs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="averages">averages</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="streak">streak</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="highs">highs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> 2,157,000 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="over">over</span> 117,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="tally">tally</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="model">model</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Metrics">Metrics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Evaluation">Evaluation</span> (<span word="IHME">IHME</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="projections">projections</span>, <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 170,000 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 1.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="all">all</span> 50 <span word="states">states</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>, <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span>. <span word="Week">Week</span>-<span word="over">over</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dwindled">dwindled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="resumption">resumption</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>.</p>
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