The US reported +791 new coronavirus deaths today, bringing the total to 116,825. The average daily death toll continues to gradually decline, nationally.
But the US also reported +27,221 new confirmed coronavirus cases today, its highest daily number in three weeks, bringing the total to 2,116,922.
The number of active cases in the US has resumed rising again, after a short decline.
California had over +3,500 new cases today. Texas had over +2,000. Three other states (Florida, North Carolina, and Arizona) had over +1,500.
These five states have been leading the pack for the past several days, followed closely by Alabama and Georgia.
These five states have been leading the pack for the past several days, followed closely by Alabama and Georgia.
Florida, in particular, had its highest daily number of new cases for the second day in a row, approaching +2,000 for the first time.
California also hit a new highest daily number of new cases today, and the average has been steadily rising.
Texas has had more than +2,000 new cases for the past three consecutive days, for the first time.
Though Arizona's daily death toll has yet to see a significant rise, the daily number of new cases has been rising steeply.
If these numbers (up to yesterday) are comparable, Arizona appears also to have hit a new high in new cases today.
If these numbers (up to yesterday) are comparable, Arizona appears also to have hit a new high in new cases today.
North Carolina also appears to have hit a new high in new cases today, for the second day in a row, by a large margin over yesterday (shown here):
Alabama also appears to be hitting new case highs for the second day in a row, and its daily death toll his ticked up a bit too.
This updated map from the @nytimes shows where the number of new coronavirus cases has been rising (red/orange) or falling (light blue) over the past two weeks. nytimes.com
It appears that Oregon is also seeing a noticeable rise in new cases, though from a relatively low base.
As is Utah.
And Arkansas. And South Carolina.
If the numbers here are comparable (and I think they are, at least roughly), then Mississippi hit a new high in new cases today with +608, by a fairly wide margin.
Someone just said "don't forget Alaska" and yeah, Alaska seems to be having an outbreak over the past week or so, though the absolute numbers remain small.
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