Many regions in the United States are recording an increase in the number of nCoV infections, raising concerns about the possibility of outbreaks of new outbreaks outside of New York state.

The US this week surpassed China and Italy to become the largest Covid-19 epidemic region in the world with more than 104,000 cases of nCoV, of which more than 1,700 have died. The state of New York is considered a epidemic in the United States when reporting more than one-third of cases nationwide, but experts warn that many other states are also at risk of an outbreak.

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The hospital ship USNS Mercy entered the port of Los Angeles on March 27 Photo: USMC

New York state medical care system is overloaded. One hospital had to build a mortuary morgue, while another medical facility recorded up to 13 deaths within 24 hours. The state government and the National Guard are building four folding field hospitals with a total of 4,000 beds to cope with.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo warned it could take an additional 21 days for the epidemic to peak in the state, although the number of new infections per day seems to be declining.

Meanwhile, many states are at risk of becoming new outbreaks. Los Angeles County, California has seen the number of nCoV infections tripled in just 6 days and the momentum hasn't slowed down yet. Health Director Barbara Ferrer warned that the number of people with Covid-19 in Los Angeles could double every 4 days within the next three weeks.

"It will strike no matter where you are. Take every step to make sure everyone is indoors," Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said today.

US General Physician Jerome Adams thinks new outbreaks may occur in Detroit, Chicago and New Orleans. "Viruses and local communities will determine the rate of spread, not officials in Washington DC. People need to monitor data and make the right decision, graphs of cases will be different from place to place. each other, "he said.

Hospitals and health officials in Chicago, Illinois are gearing up for a surge in patients after Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city could see more than 40,000 people hospitalized next week. "We are considering a plan to deploy thousands of beds, which is not a theoretical issue," said Chigaco Allison Arwady, Department of Public Health director.

However, Illinois is experiencing a shortage of nCoV assay technicians. Even if the government can buy more machines and test kits, they don't have enough manpower to operate, Governor J.B. Pritzker said.

In Louisiana, where the number of deaths increases by more than 40% in one day and there is no sign of decreasing, hospitals are overcrowded. Some intensive care units have to place paper bags at the door for health-care workers to store N95 masks when going in and out. They must be reused until it is completely broken, although this type of mask must be discarded after one use.

New Orleans, the state of Louisiana epidemic, is lacking ventilators and coping equipment Covid-19. "This will be a disaster defining our generation," said Collin Arnold, director of the New Orleans Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Response.