US sees more COVID-19 cases, fewer deaths as more young people are infected Published: April 7, 2021 4:25 PM EDT Updated: April 7, 2021 6:39 PM EDT Recommended The recent holidays impacted more than just our social calendars. “We have seen a slight upward curve recently, and we’re trying to suppress that as much as we can,” said Joseph Pepe, administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County. “The reason why that’s a concern is we just had Easter holiday. And in Easter, you typically spend time with grandparents and other family members, so you run the risk of exposing those that are maybe more vulnerable,” he said.