The Latest: India sees another record day of new virus cases
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FILE - In this Monday, March 1, 2021, file photo, a woman receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India. The world s largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive said Tuesday, April 6. But a continued surge could result in more delays because the Serum Institute of India would have to meet domestic needs, Adar Poonawalla warned in an interview with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
5 states account for 43% of the country’s new COVID-19 cases in the past week
Just five states have accounted for about 43% of new coronavirus cases over the last week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey had for more than 196,400 of the country’s 453,360 cases reported in the last week, according to data available Wednesday morning.
Those states are home to just 22% of the US population, according to estimates from the US Census Bureau.
Case rates have risen especially in Michigan lately, averaging more than 6,600 cases a day over a week now against 1,350 daily cases five weeks ago. And elected officials and health experts have said highly contagious variants such as B.1.1.7 have helped spur increases there and in other parts of the country.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer indicated Tuesday that Michigan may be able to lift most remaining COVID-19 business restrictions this summer if Michigan s vaccination rate increases, but said the state may take additional action to stop the spread of the virus through school and club sports.
Whitmer made the comments to CNN s Wolf Blitzer after he asked whether Michigan would follow California s lead and consider fully reopening businesses by mid-June.
California Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly said Tuesday the state would lift most business and workplace restrictions, with the exception of a mask mandate, by mid-June if vaccinations were sufficient and infection rates stable.
Go There: CNN reports from Los Angeles as California plans to fully reopen in June
From CNN s Jason Hanna, Cheri Mossburg and Madeline Holcombe
California, the first state to implement a mandatory lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, said it plans to fully reopen activities and businesses beginning June 15.
Falling infection rates, low hospitalizations and rising vaccinations are reasons this can be done, state Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly said.
California s mask mandate, however, would remain in place, at least in the short run, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam is in Los Angeles with the latest.