Overall, the United States has posted a drastic decline of 46 percent in the daily average of new COVID-19 cases over the past 14 days, according to The New York Times. But heading into the long weekend, one expert explained that while things are certainly improving, it’s still too soon to say the pandemic is truly over. “I don’t think we should declare mission accomplished. I think that we should declare a near-term victory,” Scott Gottlieb, MD, former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said during an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box on May 28. “I think we’ve done enough to give ourselves an opportunity to enjoy the summer and be at low risk this summer, [but] I do think that this is going to be a risk as we get into the fall and probably more likely the winter.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb During another interview later in the day with CNBC’s Closing Bell, Gottlieb warned that spikes were still possible in certain areas. “There’s pockets around the country where vaccination rates are low, where there are people who haven’t been infected, so you’re going to see outbreaks,” he said. But, he added, “I don’t think we’re going to see anything on the scale of what we’ve seen in the past.” At the moment, there are only five states where numbers are going up, including some areas seeing double-digit percentage increases in their weekly reported case averages. Read on to see which states are seeing rising COVID cases, according to June 1 data from The Washington Post. RELATED: This Is How Close Your State Is to Being Fully Vaccinated, Data Shows. New cases in the last seven days: 7 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 3 percent RELATED: 99 Percent of People Hospitalized for COVID in 2021 Have This in Common. New cases in the last seven days: 8 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 14 percent New cases in the last seven days: 9 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 17 percent RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. New cases in the last seven days: 8 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 19 percent RELATED: If You Take Medication for This, You May Still Need a Mask, CDC Says. New cases in the last seven days: 16 cases per 100,000 people Percent increase in the last seven days: 46 percent RELATED: Moderna Just Made a Major Announcement About Its Vaccine.
