U.S. sees rise in COVID-19 cases

U.S. sees rise in COVID-19 cases

More states continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Some doctors warn that their medical facilities are at risk of becoming overwhelmed.

Health officials now have new information about how the virus is spread.

AND SOME DOCTORS WARN THEIRMEDICAL FACILITIES ARE AT RISKOF BECOMING OVERWHELMED.THIS MORNING--HEALTH OFFICIALSHAVE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT HOWTHE VIRUS IS SPREAD--- AND THESTEP BEYOND WEARING A MASK THATCOULD HELP PROTECT YOU.ABC'S TREVOR AULT REPORTS.RISE-PKG WITH THE UNITED STATESEASING RESTRICTIONS EVERYWHERE?25-YEAR- OLD SCOTT FELIX, OFPHOENIX, WENT CAMPING WITHFRIENDS OVER MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND?

HE SAYS HIS COVID-19SYMPTOMS STARTED SHOWING UP AWEEK LATER SCOTT FELIX: FEVER,AND I HAD SOME BURNING IN MYNOSE AND THROAT, WHICH I HADNEVER FELT BEFORE.I DIDN?T KNOW IT AT THE TIMEBUT THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD SIGNTHAT I HAVE CORONAVIRUS HE?SNOW TESTED POSITIVE?JOINING THEGROWING LIST OF THOUSANDS OFNEW CASES IN ARIZONA?(GFX) ONE OF 20 STATES ANDPUERTO RICO NOW REPORTINGINCREASES OF COVID CASES -- 14OF THEM NOW LOGGING THEIRHIGHEST SEVEN DAY AVERAGE SOFAR-- ARIZONA?S CASE TOTALJUMPED 34 PERCENT THIS WEEK?THE STATE?S LARGEST HELATHCARESYSTEM BANNER HEALTH SAYS INTHE PAST THREE WEEKS, THENUMBER OF PEOPLE ON VENTILATORSHAS QUADRUPLED DR MICHAELWHITE: IF WE START TO SEE ALARGE, MORE VOLUME OF PATIENTSNEEDING ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE, WEQUICKLY COULD BE OVERWHELMED ASMORE PEOPLE HEAD OUTSIDE ORGATHER FOR PROTESTS?THERE AREGROWING FEARS OF A FURTHERSURGE IN CASES- A NEW STUDYSAYS IF YOU WANT TO PROTECTYOURSELF BEYOND WEARING AMASK?EYE PROTECTION MAY OFFERADDITIONAL SAFETY- DR JENASHTON: SO TALKING ABOUTANYTHING FROM A FACE SHIELD,CLEAR CHEAP GOGGLES, OR GOODOLD EYEGLASSES OR SUNGLASSESPEOPLE MAY HAVEAND THE WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION NOW SAYS CONTACTTRACING DATA SHOWS ITS RARE FORASYMPTOMATIC CORONAVIRUSPATIENTS TO SPREAD THE VIRUS TOOTHERS?BUT STILL SUNDAY WAS THEHIGHEST SINGLE DAY INCREASE INWORLDWIDE CASES SO FAR TREVORAULT TAG AS THIS ISHAPPENING?FIVE STATES AREHOLDING PRIMARY ELECTIONSTODAY- THEY?VE ALL BEENENCOURAGING VOTERS TO CASTTHEIR BALLOTS BY MAIL?AND NORTH