U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams posted the statement saying in part, “We must now focus on flattening the curve and raising the bar in emerging hotspots like New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, LA, Miami, and Indianapolis.”
According to Indiana State Health Department, nearly 8,500 Hoosiers have been tested for coronavirus. At 9:30 a.m. today, 1,232 positive cases have been identified in the state, so far.
7/n We must now focus on flattening the curve AND raising the bar in emerging hotspots like New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, LA, Miami, and Indianapolis.— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) March 29, 2020
We have the playbook, - but we must all increasingly run the plays faster and better as #COVID19 spreads the field.
Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered all Indiana residents to hunker down last week with a two-week shelter-in-place order as state health officials continue to provide daily updates on COVID-19 cases in Indiana.
Dr. Jerome Adams said it was difficult to say if the worst is yet to come for the U.S. as the spread of virus is different in each area of the country and "everyone's curve is going to look different."
Despite the warnings, Adams said there is some good news as there has been an increase of testing for COVID-19 in the country.
"We're approaching a million tests. We're trying to give people the data so that they can make informed decisions about where they are on their timeline and what they should be doing."