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Covid-19 Making a Dangerous Comeback in Most Parts of U.S.

  • Thirty-four states seeing more virus cases than a month ago
  • Canada troubles, too: Quebec hospitalizations have soared 46%
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Covid-19 is spreading again across most of the U.S., hammering rural America and smaller cities and raising anxiety in New York, as experts warn that school reopenings and colder weather may cause the situation to rapidly deteriorate.

In 34 states, the seven-day average of new cases is higher now than it was a month ago. Although the virus has waned in populous states including California and Florida, it is wreaking unprecedented havoc in the Midwest and making an incipient return in parts of the Northeast.