国际英语资讯:Spotlight: COVID-19 cases surge in several U.S. states as reopening efforts continue
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 21-- <span word="Several">Several</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="an">an</span> <span word="uptick">uptick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> 4,049 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>, <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>, <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="Utah">Utah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Montana">Montana</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="over">over</span> 119,800 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30,000 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="uptick">uptick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10 <span word="states">states</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="epidemics">epidemics</span>," <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Gottlieb">Gottlieb</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="commissioner">commissioner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="News">News</span>' "<span word="Face">Face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="exponential">exponential</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="Gottlieb">Gottlieb</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surge">surge</span>.</p>
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