Today as confirmed US COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000—continuing a trend of about 20,000 newly reported infections per day—President Donald Trump clashed with governors over ventilator needs despite overwhelmed hospitals in several areas, and he focused again on getting businesses back in operation.In a letter addressed to the nation's 50 governors, Trump late yesterday said the federal government in the coming weeks intends to classify counties by COVID-19 risk, as part of a plan to reopen businesses in certain parts of the country.
According to CNBC, there are 3,141 counties in the United States.Trump said the plan will be based on surveillance testing, and counties would be designated low-, medium-, and high-risk levels, which would