Has There Been an Increase in Covid Cases?

There were 14 states that reported an increase in new COVID-19 cases for the week that ended Sunday. There were 10 states the previous week. Maine had the largest jump, with a 30 percent increase to 4,279 cases. New Mexico was next with a 23 percent hike to 5,027 cases.

Are COVID-19 cases declining in the US?

Nationwide, the number of people now in the hospital with COVID-19 has fallen to somewhere around 75,000 from over 93,000 in early September. New cases are on the downswing at about 112,000 per day on average, a drop of about one-third over the past 2 1/2 weeks.

Can you contract COVID-19 through sexual intercourse?

Although there is currently no evidence that the COVID-19 virus transmits through semen or vaginal fluids, it has been detected in the semen of people recovering from COVID-19. We would thus recommend avoiding any close contact, especially very intimate contact like unprotected sex, with someone with active COVID-19 to minimize the risk of transmission