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Chances are basing on the furious pace of daily new cases added, the grim landmark of "3 millions total cases" will no longer be a distance dream
Updates: "2,449,476" total cases alomg with "124,029" death toll
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June 25, 2020, 00:15 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,463,123

Deaths:
124,273

Recovered:
1,034,295
 
Cases rise in at least 26 states

At least 26 states are seeing a rise in cases compared to the previous week, data from Johns Hopkins University show. Those states are Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Arizona saw 3,591 new cases in a day.

In too many places across the country, the pandemic is quickly "spiraling out of control," one expert said.
More than 2.37 million people have been infected across the US with the virus since the beginning of the pandemic and at least 121,870 have died, according to Johns Hopkins. The country accounts for a quarter of both the world's total infections and total global deaths.

"We stopped the treatment too early," CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said. The result could be "exponential growth" of cases.

But many places remained unprepared and reopened far too soon and far too quickly -- leading to the latest surges, experts have said.

It's a stark contrast with other parts of the world, including countries in Europe, which lowered their case counts with the help of longer lockdowns and have now begun to slowly reopen.
 
Disney faces pushback on Walt Disney World reopening amid rising Covid-19 in Florida


Petitioners are pressing Disney to delay the July 11 reopening of its Orlando, Florida-based Walt Disney World, citing recent spikes in Covid-19 cases in the state, Reuters reports.

By Wednesday, more than 7,000 people had signed the petition, which was created by Katie Belisle, a Disney World Attractions hostess, and addressed to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.

“This virus is not gone, unfortunately it’s only become worse in this state,” the petition says. “Having our theme parks remain closed until cases are steadily decreasing would keep our guests, our employees and their families safe.”

The Florida petition follows similar pushback from unions representing workers at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, which is planning to reopen on July 17. In a June 18 letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, the unions said it is still unsafe to open the park. Over 49,500 people have signed a Change.org petition urging Disney to reopen the park at a later date.
 
June 25, 2020, 12:19 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,463,438

Deaths:
124,294

Recovered:
1,040,608
 
June 25, 2020, 18:53 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,483,407

Deaths:
124,589

Recovered:
1,042,361
 
Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily cases


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Florida are experiencing rates of infection not seen since April
The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) show.

A recent surge in infections and hospitalisations has prompted the states of Texas, Florida and Arizona to pause reopening plans.

Texas's governor ordered bars to close and announced other "targeted measures" on Friday to bring infections down.

Florida announced it was suspending alcohol consumption at its bars.

JHU's previous high of 36,400 was on 24 April when less testing took place.

The US has 2.4 million confirmed infections and 122,370 deaths - more than any other country.

While some of the increase in daily cases recorded is down to increased testing, the rate of positive tests in some areas is also increasing.

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Media captionFlorida residents push back on new face mask mandate
Health officials in the US estimate the true number of cases is likely to be 10 times higher than the reported figure.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said up to 20 million Americans may have been infected with coronavirus. The estimate was based on blood samples collected from across the country which were tested for the presence of antibodies to the virus.

The surge in cases was being driven by young people testing positive, especially in the south and west of the US, said the head of the CDC, Dr Robert Redfield.


Which states are worst hit?

Texas, which has been at the forefront of moves to end lockdown measures, has seen thousands of new cases, prompting Republican Governor Greg Abbott to call a temporary halt to its reopening on Friday.

He announced that he was closing bars, stopping river-rafting, and ordering restaurants to return to 50% capacity to try to stem the outbreak.

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Bars like this one in Houston have to close but could run deliveries or takeaway services

"It is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars," he said in a statement.

Texas confirmed a record 5,996 new cases on Thursday, while there were also 47 more deaths reported, the highest daily toll for a month.

On Friday, Florida broke its own daily record for new infections, reporting 8,942 new cases. The previous record was 5,508, reported on Wednesday. The state now has a total of 122,960 recorded cases and 3,366 deaths.

State officials announced that alcohol consumption was being suspended at bars across the state. However, it was not clear how the new measures would affect restaurants that served alcohol, the Miami Herald reported.

Earlier, Florida's governor said there was no plan to continue reopening step-by-step. "We are where we are. I didn't say we were going to go on to the next phase," Ron DeSantis told reporters.

Arizona has emerged as another epicentre of the crisis. Disease trackers there say the state has "lost control of the epidemic", the Washington Post reports. Governor Doug Ducey, who had been giving businesses a "green light" to reopen, now says Arizona residents are "safer at home".

The light is at "yellow", Gov Ducey said on Thursday. "I'm asking for Arizonans to proceed with caution, to go slower, to look both ways."

Other states, including Alabama, California, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wyoming, have all seen record daily increases in the number of confirmed cases this week.
 
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June 26, 2020, 17:37 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,527,851

Deaths:
127,098

Recovered:
1,054,917
 
US has 'serious problem', says Fauci


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Texas has seen a serious spike in Covid-19 cases
US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci says the nation has a "serious problem" as 16 states reel from a spike in Covid-19 cases.

At the first White House task force briefing in two months, Dr Fauci said: "The only way we're going to end it is by ending it together."

As health experts said more must be done to slow the spread, Vice-President Mike Pence praised US "progress".

The US hit an all-time daily high of 40,000 new infections on Thursday.

There are 2.4 million confirmed infections and 124,749 deaths nationwide - more than any other country.

During Friday's briefing, the White House task force also urged millennials to get tested, even if they are asymptomatic.

Mr Pence said the president requested the task force address the American people amid surges in infections and hospital admissions across southern and western states.

In Texas, Florida and Arizona, reopening plans have been paused due to the spike.

While some of the increase in daily cases recorded can be attributed to expanded testing, the rate of positive tests in some areas is also increasing.

Health officials in the US estimate the true number of cases is likely to be 10 times higher than the reported figure.



What was said at the White House briefing?

Dr Deborah Birx, coronavirus response coordinator, thanked younger Americans for heeding official guidance on testing.

"Whereas before we told them to stay home, now we are telling them to get tested."

She noted this "great change" in testing guidance would allow officials to find "the asymptomatic and mild diseases that we couldn't find before".

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Dr Deborah Birx urged young people to get tested
Following Dr Birx's presentation of the recent data, Dr Fauci said: "As you can see we are facing a serious problem in certain areas."

He added: "So what goes on in one area of the country ultimately could have an affect on other areas."

Dr Fauci said the current rises were due to everything from regions "maybe opening a little bit too early", to opening at a reasonable time "but not actually following steps in an orderly fashion", to the citizens themselves not following guidance.

"People are infecting other people, and then ultimately you will infect someone who's vulnerable," he said.

"You have an individual responsibility to yourself, but you have a societal responsibility because if we want to end this outbreak, really end it... we've got to realise that we are part of the process."

Dr Fauci added that if the spread was not stopped, eventually even the parts of the country doing well now would be affected.

The vice-president, meanwhile, praised the nation's headway in handling the pandemic, noting "extraordinary progress" in former virus hotspots, like New York and New Jersey.

"We slowed the spread, we flattened the curve, we saved lives," he said.

Mr Pence also appeared to deny any link between states reopening and the increase in cases.

Responding to a reporter's question, he said the southern states that have reopened did so months ago, when new cases and rates were low.
 
For the sake of US, more Americans should be infected and died in the shortest possible time so that herd immunity can be established soonest.
 
June 27, 2020, 12:51 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,553,771

Deaths:
127,649

Recovered:
1,068,768

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US bar owners worried about delay in reopening


Texas ordered all bars to close on Friday

More now on the news that some US states have paused plans to reopen after a spike in confirmed cases across the country.

In Texas, the governor ordered all bars to close by midday on Friday. Officials in Florida told bar owners to stop serving alcohol, while restrictions were also reimposed on restaurants in several states.

But the announcements appear to have taken some by surprise.

Mark Martinez, who owns a bar in Texas, told Reuters news agency that he only learned about the measures when some friends texted him.

"I spent thousands of dollars... getting ready [to reopen] this weekend," he said. "I could have really used that for my rent."

Restaurants in Texas will be allowed to stay open, but with scaled-down capacity of 50%, as opposed the 75% they had been permitted recently.

One restaurant owner in Lubbock, Texas, said that further restrictions would hit her business financially.

"Taking us back down to 50% capacity means we won’t have enough business to pay staff, let alone the bills," Tish Keller told Reuters.
 
June 27, 2020, 22:04 GMT


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United States

Coronavirus Cases:

2,590,277

Deaths:
128,108

Recovered:
1,078,326

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New York

Coronavirus Cases:

415,824

Deaths:
31,447

Recovered:
88,658

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New Jersey

Coronavirus Cases:

176,045

Deaths:
15,091

Recovered:
41,296

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California

Coronavirus Cases:

208,207

Deaths:
5,881

Recovered:
57,171
 
Florida and Texas reverse reopening as US cases pass 2.5m



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Texas has tightened restrictions again and warned that hospitals could soon be overwhelmed

Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported in the states of Florida and Texas.

The surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses were allowed to re-open in recent weeks.

On Saturday, Florida reported more than 9,500 new cases, up from almost 9,000 on Friday, the previous record.

The spike has led state officials to tighten restrictions on business again - as Texas also did on Friday.

The leading US government adviser on coronavirus, Dr Anthony Fauci, said last week that the country had a "serious problem".

More than 125,000 Covid-19 patients have died nationwide - more than in any other country.
 

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