Americans Are Starting to Have br 'Quarantine Fatigue,' Study Says Researchers at the Maryland Transportation Institute br say social distancing efforts dropped three percent br across the U.S. in the last week. The findings were based on br cell phone location data that was br collected over the past few months. This is the first time the team br has seen a decline since March. The institute's Dr. Lei Zhang chalks it up to br Americans being tired of staying at home. Dr. Lei Zhang, via 'The New York Times' Dr. Lei Zhang, br via NBC News The data comes as some states br in the southern U.S. are br beginning to lift restrictions. According to the study, Louisiana and North Carolina recorded the biggest recent activity jumps. New York, which leads in COVID-19 cases, has br seen its percentage of people staying home br fall four percent in the last week. California's percentage over that time has br dropped two percent as residents flock to beaches. Despite a decline in cases, Zhang says br the government should warn people br that COVID-19 is still dangerous. Dr.