Ehre Lab, UNC School of Medicine
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The UNC School of Medicine laboratory of Camille Ehre, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, produced striking images in respiratory tract cultures of the infectious form of the SARS-CoV-2 virus produced by infected respiratory epithelial cells.
Don’t panic!
The World Health Organization reported a record single-day spike in global cases on Sunday, tallying more than 307,000 new infections in 24 hours, according to Reuters. That’s more than 1,000 new cases higher than the previous single-day record as set on Sept. 6.
India, the United States and Brazil contributed the most new cases to that total, the WHO said, as each country struggles to keep transmission low.
Global deaths rose by 5,537 on Sunday to top 917,000. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/14/who-reports-record-one-day-increase-in-global-coronavirus-cases-.html
U.S. cases increased at a steady pace as the nation heads toward 200,000 deaths attributed to Covid-19.