Fears second coronavirus wave is on way as Google sees surge in searches for symptoms and testing

A SECOND wave of coronavirus is emerging in the US, according to Google data. There’s been an uptick in searches related to the virus, including ‘coronavirus symptoms’ and ‘covid-19 test’ in recent days, the data from Google Trends suggests. People in Arizona, Arkansas, Utah and South Carolina are Googling coronavirus symptoms the most, indicating residents […]

A SECOND wave of coronavirus is emerging in the US, according to Google data.

There’s been an uptick in searches related to the virus, including ‘coronavirus symptoms’ and ‘covid-19 test’ in recent days, the data from Google Trends suggests.

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Searches relating to covid-19 symptoms are on the rise, according to Google data[/caption]

People in Arizona, Arkansas, Utah and South Carolina are Googling coronavirus symptoms the most, indicating residents of those states feel most concerned they have contracted covid-19.

The online search data, used by some experts during the pandemic to track the virus’ spread and detect outbreaks, appears to correlate with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures announced last week.

According to that data, 21 states saw a spike in the number of new infections in the preceding week, and it’s set to get worse.

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Concerns appear to be growing about a second wave[/caption]

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Americans want to know where to get tested[/caption]

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It comes as protests continue across the US[/caption]

From June 8 to July 4, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, North Carolina, Utah and Vermont were expected to see the number of deaths exceed the previous four-week period.

South Carolina’s daily average of new cases increased by 60 percent last week, the CDC said.

It comes as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased across the country, and daily protests are held to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

More than 700 Americans are still dying each day of coronavirus, with the US death toll approaching 120,000.

After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters next Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the pandemic.

But health experts are questioning that decision.

Trump will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma — a state that has seen relatively few COVID-19 cases.

Yet the Tulsa City-County Health Department’s director told the Tulsa World over the weekend that he wished the Trump campaign would move the date back because of a “significant increase in our case trends.”

Other health experts also cite the danger of infection spreading among the crowd and sparking outbreaks when people return to their homes.

The Trump campaign itself acknowledges the risk in a waiver attendees must agree to absolving them of any responsibility should people get sick.