Washington: The United States recorded slightly fewer than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, which Dr. Anthony Fauci said is still too high as the nation moves toward the fall flu season.
According to updated data Thursday from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there were 39,600 new cases nationally, a decrease of about 3,500 from the previous day.
The figures also showed about 1,000 new deaths.
To date, there have been 6.12 million cases and about 185,800 total deaths in the United States associated with the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins data.
Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said daily totals of 40,000 or more cases are too high with the fall flu season nearing.
Whether that’s possible may depend on Americans’ behavior during Labor Day weekend, he said.
