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Trump says U.S. 'rounding the corner'
President Donald Trump during the presidential debate on Oct. 22 said that the U.S. is rounding the corner on the coronavirus pandemic.
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President Donald Trump during the presidential debate on Oct. 22 said that the U.S. is rounding the corner on the coronavirus pandemic.
ABOUT 37% OF NORTH CAROLINA'S REGISTERED VOTERS HAVE ALREADY DONE SO. >>> NOW FOR MORE TRUTH-TESTING IN LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE. WE FACT-CHECKED VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CLAIM THAT PEOPLE DID NOT LOSE THEIR INSURANCE AFTER OBAMACARE, WHICH WAS FALSE. NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENT ON WHETHER WE ARE ROUNDING THE CORNER ON THE PAM. >> IS THE UNITED STATES ALMOST OUT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC? THAT'S WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID DURING LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE. >> WE ARE NOW MAKING VENTILATORS ALL OVER THE WORLD, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS A MONTH, DISTRIBUTING THEM ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT WILL GO AWAY, AND AS I SAY, WE ARE ROUNDING THE TURN, ROUNDING THE CORNER. >> NOW, WE CAN'T PREDICT THE FUTURE HERE, BUT THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SAYING THINGS LIKE THIS FOR A WHILE AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS HAS STABILIZED AT ABOUT 800 A DAY. CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ON THE RISE. OUR DOCTORS HAVE LEARNED HOW TO BETTER TREAT THE VIRUS, BUT HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE STARTING TO TICK BACK UP TOO, MORE THAN 1,500 A DAY. NORTH CAROLINA'S TRENDS ARE NOT MUCH BETTER, HOVERING AROUND 2,000 NEW CASES A DAY. YOU CAN FIND THIS CHART AT WRAL.COM, ALONG WITH THIS ONE SHOWING DEATHS. NORTH CAROLINA'S ROLLING AVERAGE IS ABOUT 30 DEATHS A DAY. WE ARE CLOSER TO A VACCINE THAN WE USED TO BE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE OUT OF THE WOODS AS PRESIDENT TRUMP SUGGESTED. THAT'S WHY THIS CLAIM IS RATED FALSE. FOR DAILY NUMBERS AND FACT