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Coronavirus cases rising in 40 Of 50 US states

July 3rd, 2020 | Tags:
Workers administer COVID-19 tests at a drive-through facility set up in the Williamson County Agricultural Center, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Franklin, Tennessee. Photo: Mark Humphrey
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.

In yet another alarming indicator, 36 states are seeing a rise in the percentage of tests that are coming back positive for the virus.

The surge has been blamed in part on Americans not wearing masks or following other social distancing rules as states lifted their lockdowns over the past few weeks.

The US recorded 50,700 new cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

That represents a doubling of the daily total over the past month and is higher even than what the country witnessed during the deadliest phase of the crisis in April and May.

All but 10 states are showing an increase in newly confirmed cases over the past 14 days, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project, a volunteer organization that collects testing information.

The outbreaks are most severe in Arizona, Texas and Florida, which together with California have re-closed or otherwise clamped back down on bars, restaurants and movie theatres.

Nebraska and South Dakota were the only states outside the Northeast with a downward trend in cases.

1 Response to “Coronavirus cases rising in 40 Of 50 US states”

  • NezRez (04/07/2020, 09:13) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    The United States are full of those stupid people who claim it is their civil right NOT to wear masks. Ergo, more deaths than anywhere else. KARMA knows who to take care of. If the IDIOTS keep that up, there will not be any U.S. The government needs to get some balls and make it mandatory, like other places in the world, and those who won't follow the rules will be hit with heavy fines. There are not enough jails to hold all of these morons, so hit them in the pockets.


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