Texas Reports Record Jump In COVID-19 Infections As US Total Tops 2 Million: Live Updates
Summary:
- NYT says US COVID cases top 2 million
- Texas reports another record jump in new cases
- Arkansas to enter phase 2 next week
- Rhode Island Gov says students will return to schools on Aug. 31
- BBG warns 4 states show signs of second wave
- Mumbai surpasses case total from Wuhan as Indian outbreak worsens
- Bangladesh, Jakarta reports record jump in new cases
- Germany expands warning on international travel to non-European countries
- 9 states see COVID hospitalizations hit record highs
- National guardsmen deployed in Washington DC test positive
- AP weighs in on WHO’s latest flip-flop
- Gottlieb warns Texas on the brink of losing control of the outbreak
- Greater New York area continues to bend the curve
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Update (1830ET): The NYT just reported that the number of coronavirus cases in the US has exceeded 2 million…Gabe Fleisher✔@WakeUp2Politics
News: The United States has exceeded 2 million confirmed coronavirus infections, according to the New York Times count.
Cases are rising in 21 states. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-coronavirus®ion=TOP_BANNER&context=storylines_menu …
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…while the 7-day average number of new infections confirmed is rising in 21 states.
It’s another grim milestone for the US, which has far and away the largest number of confirmed infections; Brazil, with nearly 800k, is No. 2.
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Update (1825ET): Barely an hour after President Trump announced plans to hold campaign rallies in four states, beginning with one in Oklahoma on Friday, as well as a rally being planned in Arizona, the state where the virus appears to be spreading at an alarming rate. And after reporting a spike in hospitalizations yesterday, Texas reported ~2,500 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its biggest one-day jump since the outbreak began.
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