'UNCONTROLLABLE'
At least two-thirds of US counties see ‘uncontrollable spread’ of coronavirus
AT LEAST two-thirds of United States counties have seen an "uncontrollable spread" of coronavirus.
Data shows that almost every state across the country has at least one county experiencing an "epidemic trend" of .
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The data, compiled by analytics company , showed that 1,918 of the 3,141 counties are currently experiencing an epidemic outbreak.
, , , , , , , , and are only seeing epidemic or spreading trends.
, and are the only states that do not have an uncontrollable spread.
There are 4,687,828 currently confirmed cases of coronavirus in the .
The has witnessed at least 154,992 fatalities to the virus.
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Over the weekend, House Speaker said she does not have faith in task force coordinator Dr Deborah Birx, whom she tied to misinformation spread by .
Pelosi was asked on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday whether she had confidence in Birx.
The replied: "I think the president has been spreading disinformation about the virus and she is his appointee so I don’t have confidence there, no."
Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," Birx said she has respect for Pelosi and attributed the sentiment to a New York Times article in which Birx is described as embracing overly optimistic assessments of the coronavirus.
Birx said that she has "never been called Pollyannish or non-scientific or non-data-driven. And I will stake my 40-year career on those fundamental principles of utilizing data to really implement better programs to save more lives."
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"In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!"
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