CDC Director Says Coronavirus Cases Are Stabilizing, Could Peak This Week

By  Emily Zanotti

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Fox News on Monday that he believes the number of coronavirus cases is “stabilizing” across the country and that the United States is close to the virus’ “peak.”

The CDC has been largely on the sidelines during the coronavirus pandemic as the nation’s infections disease experts take the lead in helping President Donald Trump manage the crisis. The CDC has been focused on issuing guidelines for “social distancing” and self-protection for Americans looking to prevent or slow the spread of coronavirus in their states and cities.

The agency has been tracking coronavirus numbers, Redfield told Fox & Friends Monday, and he and other CDC experts believe the pandemic has “stabilized,” especially in “hot zones” like New York City.

“I think we’ve really stabilized across the country,” Redfield said. “We’re still seeing a small rate of increase in the range of 5 to 6 percent, as opposed to where we were before when it was 20 percent, 30 percent per day; but we are close.”

Redfield added that once the day-over-day numbers begin coming down, authorities can begin discussing how to reopen the country and ease coronavirus-related lockdowns. That moment could come as early as this week.

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