Dr. Birx Warns - 11 major cities seeing increases in % of tests coming back positive for COVID

[kpete]

Dr. Deborah Birx, a leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, warned state and local leaders in a private phone call Wednesday that 11 major cities are seeing increases in the percentage of tests coming back positive for COVID-19 and should take “aggressive” steps to mitigate their outbreaks.

The cities she identified were Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.

The call was yet another private warning about the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreaks given to local officials but not the public at large. It came less than a week after the Center for Public Integrity revealed that the White House compiled a detailed report showing 18 states were in the “red zone” for coronavirus cases but did not release it publicly.

Birx’s warning came a day after President Donald Trump resumed his televised coronavirus briefings. The president offered a rosier picture of the pandemic than Birx, focusing on examples of improvements in the fight against the virus, such as better treatment with the drug remdesivir.


https://publicintegrity.org/health/coronavirus-and-inequality/warning-from-birx-11-cities-must-take-coronavirus-aggressive-efforts/

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[Iliyah]

1. Are these some of the cities that shithole and treason barr is sending in their "surge"

secret police and millions of dollars to support them?

[oasis]

2. If "Dr" Brix is admitting to 11 major cities, the true number is double.

[Bleacher Creature]

3. Honestly, her credibility is shot.

I have no reason to believe this isn't accurate, but I'd still be more comfortable if it was coming from someone else.