States are letting businesses reopen after the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdowns. But we must stay vigilant about social distancing to keep the virus at bay. | Ethan Miller/Getty Images

The best way to slow down Covid-19’s resurgence is to protect yourself and others.

The news from America’s emerging Covid-19 hot spots did not get any better over the weekend. Florida hit a record high in new cases on Saturday. Texas just missed doing the same, but the direction in that state and several others is clear: Cases are going up.

An ICU nurse in Arizona warned their wards are filling up with “the sickest patients I’ve ever taken care of,” according to this Facebook post shared by Reuters reporter Yahaira Jacquez. “I barely see my family because I’m scared to give it to them.”

Current Covid-19 hospitalizations in the state topped 1,400 on Saturday,