Biden says COVID-19 cases will go up before they come down

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event for clean cars and trucks at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that COVID-19 cases will go up before they come down and that the new Delta variant is taking a needless toll on the country.

«Cases are going to go up before they come back down,» Biden said in a White House remarks. «This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated.»

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