U.S. could see 100,000 new Covid-19 cases per day, Fauci says

The U.S. could see as many as 100,000 new Covid-19 cases a day if the current trajectory is not averted, infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said during a Senate committee hearing yesterday. The U.S. is currently seeing around 40,000 new cases daily, but many states that moved quickly to reopen businesses are finding themselves having to shut things down again in response to spikes in cases. “What was thought to be unimaginable turns out to be the reality we’re facing right now,” Fauci said, adding that “outbreaks happen, and you have to deal with them in a very aggressive, proactive way.” What would 100,000 cases a day look like? Some experts say that that situation would quickly overwhelm hospitals around the country, which is already the cases in states such as Texas. Read more from STAT's Helen Branswell.