US breaks its own daily coronavirus record with more than 66,000 new virus infections
Florida, one of the states seeing the sharpest spike, reported more than 10,000 daily cases and 93 new deaths. Disney resorts in the state are starting to reopen, beginning with the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.
Georgia, also a hotspot, shattered its own record, with more than 4000 new cases. However, a fight is brewing between the mayor of the state's main city, Atlanta, a Democrat, who is trying to roll back reopenings, and the governor, a Republican, who is refusing.The White House has downplayed the severity of the new outbreaks across multiple states, insisting, despite the evidence, that the rising caseloads are only due to expanded testing, and focusing on death rates.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been urging citizens to wear masks, despite resistance, and warned he may have to impose new rules if cases and hospitalizations continue to climb. The US reported 3.2 million cases, the highest total in the world. Death tolls remained highest in New York State, with 32,342, and New Jersey, with 15,479.
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