Experts are worried about coronavirus spikes in these 4 states

[Andy Meek]

• Nationally, the number of new coronavirus cases has been on a downward trend in recent days as the US begins to get a better grip on the COVID-19 pandemic.
• However, at least four states are showing worrying signs in the form of new coronavirus case spikes.
• The states include South Dakota, which earlier this month hosted a controversial motorcycle rally that drew a crowd of more than 100,000 people.

For now, it looks like White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci's next great fear about the coronavirus pandemic -- that the situation in the US could deteriorate to the point that we see more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day if things don't turn around -- isn't poised to materialize, based on our current trajectory.

Since July 22, the number of daily new COVID-19 cases in the US has fallen from a peak of about 70,000 to about 42,600 new infections per day. That's according to a CNBC analysis of the seven-day average of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. And the positive news also extends to testing -- per Johns Hopkins data, the percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive has fallen from 8.5% late last month to 6.2% this week. All that said, however, this is absolutely not the time to get complacent. Because while, overall, the news is starting to look a little better in terms of the US response to the pandemic, there are still some states here and there that experts are concerned about because of the number of new coronavirus cases there.

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