But don’t call it a second wave.
Some states are seeing a dramatic surge in new coronavirus infections even as reopening measures continue across the country, raising tough questions about whether those reopening efforts were premature and how officials will balance maintaining public safety with preventing more economic damage.
Even though news of states hitting record levels of coronavirus cases day after day might make it seem like the U. S. is headed for a second wave of the virus, the country is still situated very firmly within the “first wave.
