For first time, U.S. records more than 70,000 new coronavirus cases in single day

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For first time, U.S. records more than 70,000 new coronavirus cases in single day
The new peak is driven by an explosion of cases in California, Florida and Texas and other states.
July 11, 2020, 12:58 PM CST
By Dennis Romero and Austin Mullen


The United States saw another record day for new coronavirus cases, surpassing 70,000 for the first time, according to an NBC News tally Friday.

The record high came follows multiple case peaks since June, including 45,557 single-day diagnoses reported June 24, a 45,942 one-day increase June 27 and more than 46,500 new cases recorded Tuesday.


Sunbelt states experiencing surges including California, Florida, Texas and Georgia contributed to the record tally. California reported 7,798 new cases Friday, and state officials said they're considering releasing about 8,000 inmates from a prison system battered by the virus.

In South Florida, NBC Miami reported hat seven area hospitals have no intensive care beds available as a result of being inundated with virus patients.

Texas reported 95 coronavirus-related deaths Friday as Gov. Greg Abbott warned that the state would revert to a "lockdown" if the numbers don't improve and mask-wearing doesn't become more widespread.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/first-time-u-s-records-more-70-000-new-coronavirus-n1233556

 

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Coronavirus death toll in U.S. increases as hospitals in hot-spot states are overwhelmed

July 11, 2020 at 10:12 a.m. GMT+8

The daily coronavirus death toll in the United States increased this week after months of decline, as hospitals in hot-spot states were overwhelmed with new patients.

The U.S. reported its highest single-day infections — more than 67,000 cases — on Thursday. The United States reported more than 4,200 deaths in the past seven days, and experts warn that the trend could continue to get worse.


More than 131,000 people have died from coronavirus in the United States since the pandemic began, and at more than 3.1 million confirmed cases have been reported.

Here are some significant developments:

• Many Texas hospitals are struggling to add capacity to treat both covid-19 patients and others. In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office announced the convention center in Atlanta will reopen as a temporary hospital, the AJC reports.
• Texas, Arizona and South Carolina have all seen their death toll from covid-19 rise by more than 100 percent in the last four weeks. Four more states — Mississippi, Tennessee, California and Louisiana — have seen at least a 20 percent jump in that time span.
• The Trump administration is pressing the Food and Drug Administration to reverse course and grant a second emergency authorization for the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19. Scientists have widely criticized the new study that the White House is relying on as “flawed.”
• The coronavirus proved substantially deadlier to people of color under the age of 65 than to their white counterparts in the early days of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
• Republican governors who have opposed or even blocked orders mandating mask-wearing are watching from the sidelines as local officials impose strict measures to contain the spread.
• The college football season, uninterrupted for 150 years, veered this week toward a grim fate as the novel coronavirus continued to surge. The Big Ten "may not have college sports in the fall,” commissioner Kevin Warren said Thursday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/10/coronavirus-live-updates-us/