There are ominous signs of a new wave of coronavirus infections building in the US midwest, even as vaccinations continue to gather pace across the country. In Michigan, hospitalisations have soared and intensive care beds are being rapidly filled. An average of 7,226 cases a day were confirmed in the state last week, according to Johns Hopkins University data, approaching record highs seen in November.

Michigan’s public health system “is overwhelmed”, warned the state’s top medical official, Joneigh Khaldun. The surge has prompted Governor Gretchen Whitmer to urge people to restrict activities and wear masks and for schools to halt in-person learning. “A year in, we all know what works and this has to be a team effort,” the Democrat said. “We have to do this together. Lives depend on it.”

“It’s almost a race between getting people vaccinated and this surge that seems to want to increase,” Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden’s top medical adviser, told CNN. Fauci said people needed to “hang in there a bit longer. Now is not the time, as I’ve said so many times, to declare victory prematurely.”

(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/10/coronavirus-midwest-wave-michigian-illinois-minnesota)

According to the text, it is correct to say that: