As Pennsylvania counties continue to go into the green phase of reopening, states across the country, like Florida and Texas, are seeing spikes in new COVID-19 cases. Dr. Timothy Friel, Chair, Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Lehigh Valley Health Network, says it's not a second wave.
"We've talked a lot about this whole concept of waves. I think the reality is this isn't going away, it doesn't stop. And you don’t necessarily finish a first wave and start a second wave," Dr. Friel said.
Friel says it is mainly states that began reopening and reengaging before other states. He says it was largely driven by the fact that these were regions that were relatively spared some of the initial brunt, unlike the tremendous impact of COVID-19 we saw in New York City, New Jersey, Lehigh Valley and areas in eastern Pennsylvania.