Anthony Fauci Anthony FauciCOVID-19 cases drop, but variants point to dangers ahead First US cases of South Africa virus variant reported in South Carolina Fauci warns COVID-19 situation 'potentially could get worse' given new variants MORE warned Thursday that the coronavirus situation in the United States “potentially could get worse,” despite recent improvements, citing the threat from new, more contagious variants of the virus. New cases have fallen to about 150,000 per day, down from a peak of over 200,000. Still, case levels remain much higher than they were in either the spring or summer peaks last year. And the number could spike again given the more contagious variants. ADVERTISEMENT“The [variant] that is of greater concern and that really could be problematic is the mutant that is now dominant in South Africa,” Fauci said.
