Fauci warns: Don’t ‘pooh-pooh’ COVID because of low hospitalizations, as new daily cases and deaths extend increases

A new rise in COVID-19 cases may have already begun, and, while U.S. officials have expressed concern about the potential for another surge, they’ve stopped short of recommending new public health protocols and restrictions, at least for now.

Hospitalizations remain at the lowest levels since around the time the pandemic began, suggesting the severity of cases has been reduced as more people get vaccinated, the daily average for deaths has ticked higher for a second straight day.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...