//The US is approaching 8 million COVID-19 cases and the pace of new infections signals a tough winter

The US is approaching 8 million COVID-19 cases and the pace of new infections signals a tough winter

The U.S. is nearing 8 million COVID-19 cases and averaging more than 50,000 daily new infections — a sign the country is in for a tough winter, experts say.Dr. Peter Hotez, professor and dean of tropical medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine, called the rising average “an ominous sign.””This is the time when we could be entering one of the worst periods of our