New York, June 10 (RHC)-- Coronavirus cases are continuing to soar across the United States as the death toll tops 112,000.  The Washington Post reports COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in at least nine states following the reopening of businesses. 

Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Arizona are all seeing a surge in patients needing medical attention. Texas has seen two consecutive days of record coronavirus hospitalizations. 

Earlier, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci, described the coronavirus as his “worst nightmare” and said the pandemic is not close to over yet.  The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has revised its projected U.S. death toll upward, predicting 145,000 deaths by early August.