By Wednesday, every US state will have begun lifting measures enacted weeks ago to curb the spread of coronavirus -- though daily case rates still are rising in parts of the country.
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The last state to lift some restrictions will be Connecticut, which is set Wednesday to allow outdoor dining spaces, offices, retail stores and malls, museums and zoos to reopen with restrictions.
The state hadn't shut down some services or businesses that other states did, such as parks or outdoor construction. But Gov. Ned Lamont acknowledged the financial costs of the restrictions the state did have.
"I'm afraid there could be a sea change," he told CNN's "New Day" on Tuesday, when asked whether he calculated how many small businesses might not be able to recover.
"We'll see whether people feel comfortable going back to restaurants. Maybe there will be more takeout. The world will change."
Yet as of Tuesday, at least 17 states have recorded a clear upward trend of average new daily cases -- a rise of at least 10% -- over the past seven days, according to an analysis based on data from Johns Hopkins University.
Only 16 states' average new daily cases dropped more than 10%. Some public health experts say declining case rates should be one guide for figuring when states should relax social distancing restrictions.
So far, more than 1.51 million people in the United States have been infected and at least 90,432 have died, according to Johns Hopkins.
Just how loosened restrictions will impact coronavirus cases won't be evident for a while.
President Donald Trump speaks about the food supply chain during the coronavirus pandemic, in the White House on May 19 in Washington, D.C.
School cafeteria workers prepare free grab-and-go meals amid the coronavirus outbreak in Norwood, Mass., on May 19.
Vilma Perez and Lazaro Quintana measure out 6 feet between tables as he prepares to open his Havana Classic cigar shop in Miami on May 19.
Ribbons hang in remembrance of victims of the coronavirus pandemic outside the Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston on May 19.
A store sign reads "no mask, no service" in Turtle Bay, New York, during the coronavirus pandemic on May 18.
T-shirts with COVID-19 slogans are displayed for sale at a store in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 18.
Signs are drawn on the sidewalk in front of Mt. Sinai Hospital on May 18 in New York.
Mariachi Mexicanisimo plays for diners at Casa Rio after it reopened in San Antonio, Texas on May 18. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that bars and bowling alleys are on the list of business that can reopen at 25 percent beginning Friday and restaurants can increase to 50 percent capacity as the state continues to go through phases to reopen the state after closing many businesses to battle the spread of the coronavirus.
A pedestrian watches as a man is tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Boston, Massachusetts on May 18.
An ambulance is parked outside a building, in the Starrett City neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York on May 18.
LAPD Officers wear face masks as they patrol Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles, California on May 18.
A hairdresser wearing a protective mask cuts the hair of a man at a barbershop, as Miami-Dade County eases some of the lockdown measures put in place in Miami, Florida on May 18.
The letter from White House physician Sean Conley to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany about President Donald Trump taking Hydroxychloroquine is photographed on May 18 in Frederick, Maryland. Trump says he has taken the unproven malaria drug to prevent symptoms should he get coronavirus.
Alaska state Rep. Ben Carpenter, center, speaks to Rep. David Eastman on the floor of the House on May 18 in Juneau, Alaska. The Alaska Legislature reconvened Monday with plans to address the use of federal coronavirus relief funds and protocols in place aimed at guarding against the virus.
Protesters with group Poder in Action demand a relief fund for undocumented people in the city budget during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis outside Phoenix City Hall in Phoenix, Arizona on May 18.
Dana Inc. assembly technicians wear face masks as they assemble axles for automakers, as the auto industry begins reopening, at the Dana plant in Toledo, Ohio on May 18.
Makeshift sheets displaying a message of protest hang in the window of an apartment building in Columbia Heights in Washington, D.C., on May 18.
President Donald Trump speaks with restaurant executives and industry leaders during a coronavirus pandemic meeting in the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 18.
Barricade tape cordons off seating as precautionary measures are taken to maintain a safe distance for concertgoers prior to Travis McCready's performance at TempleLive on May 18, in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Angie O'Neill works on the hair of Phil Quinn at the Las Olas Barber shop on May 18, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The barbershop re-opened, approximately two months after shutting it's doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Zookeeper Kim Richards answers questions and displays Monty the ball python to guests at the Cruise the Zoo drive-thru program at the Phoenix Zoo after coronavirus disease prevention restrictions were lifted in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 18.
A sanitation crew works on May 18, 2020, in Point Lookout, New York. Waste disposal workers have been classified as essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
A sign reading "Sanitized, ready to be seated" is seen on a table in a restaurant terrace as Miami reopens shops, restaurants, cafes and beauty salons after measures against the novel coronavirus began to be lifted in Miami, Florida, on May 18.
A wooden sign on a resident's roadside lawn celebrates front-line caregivers on May 17, in Charlotte, Vermont.
An inspirational message is seen on the marquee of the Cobble Hill Cinemas on May 17, in New York.
George Washington University graduate Catalina Perez, right, receives a paper copy of her diploma from neighbor Paula Lytle as they keep a social distance at a surprise graduation party. Perez completed her undergraduate studies in International Affairs across the span of ten years only to miss her commencement due to the coronavirus disease outbreak in Washington, on May 17.
New York Police Department School Safety officer Bynoe, right, hands out face masks to women at Brooklyn Bridge Park during the coronavirus pandemic, on May 17.
House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, walked into the House Chamber wearing a mask on May 17. All the DFL legislators chose to wear masks on the House floor and all the Republican legislators chose not to. The House floor on the final day of the regular Minnesota legislative session that votes may be cast for bills. A small number of legislators including their leaders, must stay in St Paul. The rest listen or watch from their homes or offices. All votes are cast by roll call vote, recorded by the Chief Clerk Patrick Duffy Murphy.
A member of the Metro Praise International church preaches outside while services are held inside, defying stay-at-home orders in Chicago, Illinois, on May 17.
A woman and children wear face coverings as a precaution against the coronavirus while crossing a bridge in Barr Lake State Park on May 17 near Brighton, Colorado.
After being closed for several weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, Chandler Fashion Center Mall welcomes back patrons on May 17 in Chandler, Arizona. While the mall was open, many of the chain stores remained closed.
Light displays are seen as part of an event organized by the Coalition on Race to show solidarity in recognition of the impact of the coronavirus disease on the community in Maplewood, New Jersey, on May 17.
Workers remove signage of the Gem Spa, an iconic East Village corner store open since the 1920s. The owner says it had to close its shopfront due to falling revenue which was affected in part by recent shutdowns, in Manhattan, New York City, on May 17.
Annalise D'Andrade, her wife Kara Danner and daughter McKayla watch Pastor Sarah Scherschligt as they attend mass online from their living room on May 17, in Great Falls, Virginia.
An attendee has his temperature checked by NASCAR Security prior to the NASCAR Cup Series The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway on May 17, in South Carolina. NASCAR resumes the season after the nationwide lockdown due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19).
In an aerial view from a drone, tennis players at Sweet Hollow Park observe New York State rules including 'singles' games only on May 17, in Melville, New York. New York opened tennis courts this weekend with health guided stipulations in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Shoppers wearing masks are seen at Eastern Market in Washington on May 17. Washington's mayor extended the lockdown till June 8 amid a stream of new coronavirus cases.
Father Shaun Foggo (C) performs the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for his parishioners, who remain in their cars due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, in the parking lot of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Takoma Park, Maryland on May 17.
Ignoring social distancing protocol and regulations, people have taken to tearing down the caution tape that once cordoned-off public swings along the Ohio River at Smale Waterfront Park in the wake of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, on May 16, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Torrey Pines High School graduating student Phoebe Seip (18, center), and her sisters Sydney (22, left) and Paisley, 6, watch former U.S. President Barack Obama deliver a virtual commencement address to millions of high school seniors who will miss graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus disease outbreak, while celebrating Phoebe's canceled prom night at home in San Diego, California, on May 16.
People try to keep social distance as they enjoy a warm afternoon at Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York, on May 16.
Reopen Illinois protesters rally outside Thompson Center in downtown Chicago, on May 16 during the coronavirus pandemic.
A patron speaks to a bartender wearing a facemask at Turtle Bay, a bar in the French Quarter, on the first day of New Orleans' reopening Phase 1, after two months of closures due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, in Louisiana on May 16.
People traverse the Seaside Heights boardwalk as the state begins to reopen beaches and boardwalks amid the novel coronavirus pandemic on May 16. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he is willing and ready to bring back social distancing rules if he begins to see a spike in cases in the sates. "If we have to pull the brakes we will do that."
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio gives a thumbs up next to children as he gives away face masks to people for using on public spaces to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Queens borough of New York City, on May 16.
Decommissioned and suspended commercial aircrafts are seen stored in Pinal Airpark on May 16, in Marana, Arizona. Pinal Airpark is the largest commercial aircraft storage facility in the world, currently holding increased numbers of aircraft in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Volunteers from the Police and Fire departments give out care kits containing masks, sanitizing supplies, personal care items and education materials at Lynn Technical High School in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 16.
Caution tape is pulled across the entrance of independent music venue Snug Harbor on May 16 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Music venues around the country have been shut down since the coronavirus pandemic gripped much of the United States in early March.
Customers wearing protective masks and keeping social distancing space, line up to enter a Costco Wholesale store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, on May 16.
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Experts have said it may take weeks to begin seeing the effects of more people being out and about. And public health officials warned those effects may translate to thousands more deaths across the country and a second spike of cases.
Reopenings appear to have the momentum for now, including, slowly, for sports without a crowd in attendance. The Belmont Stakes will be held June 20, officials said Tuesday. That means horse racing's Triple Crown will start with what traditionally is the third leg, because the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes were moved to later this year.
Steps that governments did take to shut parts of the economy to slow the virus led to soaring unemployment -- more than 36 million people have filed for unemployment since the middle of March.
In a Senate committee hearing Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a program to lend billions of dollars to small and medium-sized businesses should be ready to launch by the end of the month.
Some universities will have in-person classes but end them by Thanksgiving
A growing number of universities are rolling out plans for what fall semester will look like.
At least five said this week they will have in-person classes this fall -- but also that they'll skip fall break and stop those classes by Thanksgiving.
In general, these schools are hoping to minimize the number of mass exits and mass returns -- when students may pick up the virus elsewhere and bring it to campus.
The University of Notre Dame in Indiana and Creighton University in Nebraska said they intend to start their fall semesters early, skip fall break and conclude the semester before Thanksgiving.
The Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, president of Creighton University, told CNN's Brianna Keilar that he believes the school can provide a very safe environment and they want to finish the semester before an expected wave of flu hits.
"We anticipate a flu season and a cold season coming up in late November, early December. That'll be confusing for any of us to try and understand who's sick and what do they have," he said. "So trying to end this semester before that occurs, and in anticipation of the second wave of the pandemic, we want to get this semester started and ended on an earlier schedule."
The president of Notre Dame, the Rev. John Jenkins, told CNN that residential life is very important and they will have off-campus facilities in case students need to be isolated or quarantined. He also wants to be able to test many people on campus.
"We have three months before those students are here. We have to work hard in these months so we don't have it now, but we will come August," he said.
It is unrealistic to think they will have no confirmed cases, he added.
"I know 18- to 22-year-old young people. Whether they're on the campus or they are away, they're going to congregate and they're going put themselves at a bit of risk. Our challenge is keep monitoring them if they do get sick to make sure they're taken care of."
"The best information is that these viruses tend to return around the winter, particularly in possibly late November, December, maybe January. And so we wanted to be prepared for that," Rice President David Leebron said Tuesday.
These and other schools planning for in-person instruction generally have talked about plans for diagnostic testing for Covid-19, isolating ill students, and keeping students more apart than usual in classes.
"I think students are so excited and so grateful to hear that Rice is willing to do everything that they can to get students back on campus safely," Anna Margaret Clyburn, a rising senior and president of Rice's student body association, said Tuesday.
These schools' plans come a week after California's two main university systems indicated their students are unlikely to have on-campus classes this fall, because of the pandemic.
Reopenings across the US
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that his state will allow Memorial Day ceremonies of up to 10 people -- and that he hopes if they do happen, they're broadcast "in their areas so people can be part of honoring that tradition."
Earlier, he said New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut would all be opening their beaches Friday, ahead of Memorial Day celebrations.
The city of Miami on Wednesday will follow much of the rest of the Florida by allowing retailers to open at 50% capacity, with requirements including face coverings.
In much of Florida, restaurants, malls, libraries and gyms were able to open at 50% capacity on Monday. Barbershops were allowed to reopen as long as they abide by certain safety protocols.
Massachusetts entered the first phase of its reopening plan, giving the green light to manufacturing facilities, construction sites and places of worship as long as they abide by certain restrictions.
Texas intends to soon reopen more of its businesses. Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that child care centers, bars, bowling alleys, rodeos and bingo centers will be allowed to reopen this week.
By the end of the week, restaurants can increase to 50% capacity -- compared to 25% when measures were first lifted. Bars, wine tasting rooms and craft breweries can open at 25% capacity, according to the governor.
The state reported its highest single-day jump of new cases over the weekend, according to numbers released by Texas Department of State Health Services. But Monday, officials announced the state's lowest daily death toll since late March -- a total of 11 new fatalities.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that some outdoor activities in places such as golf driving and shooting ranges, tennis clubs and community gardens would be allowed to resume with certain restrictions.
The state has recorded the second-highest number of coronavirus cases with more than 148,200 infections, according to Johns Hopkins.
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