4 states' daily coronavirus case numbers show they're probably reopening too soon

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4 states' daily coronavirus case numbers show they're probably reopening too soon

States across the US are easing lockdown measures even though the country's number of new daily infections isn't in decline.

Overall, the number of new cases reported each day nationwide seems to have hit a plateau, but that trend obscures state-level realities. In many places outside of New York and New Jersey, case numbers are still rising.

Most guidelines suggest keeping social-distancing restrictions in place until there's a downward trend in new infection rates. But charts showing cases reported over time in five states — Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, and Maine — reveal that Alaska is the only one with that kind of downward trajectory. All five, however, are reopening.

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New positive cases are still growing on the whole throughout the country when you separate out New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

New positive cases are still growing on the whole throughout the country when you separate out New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
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Maine's highest case numbers peaked during its stay-at-home order, but new cases aren't dropping.

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Indiana reported its second-highest number of new cases — 837 — the day that its stay-at-home order lifted.

New case growth continued during the three-week stay-at-home order in Georgia, and has declined marginally in the two weeks since.

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Colorado's new case numbers are still higher than they were before its stay-at-home order was issued.

Alaska's new cases peaked on April 1, about a week after its statewide stay-at-home order was issued. New case growth has been declining since.

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