Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US
Wednesday Texas reported 1 million confirmed cases ofCOVID-19, and took the first position among states in US.
Beginning with Friday all restaurants, bars, and gyms willhave to shut at 10pm also restricted gatherings greater than 10 people in NewYork by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The U.S. has recorded over 240,000 deaths and more than 10.3million confirmed infections, with new cases soaring to all-time highs of wellover 120,000 each day over the past week. Health authorities have blamed theincrease partly on the onset of cold weather and growing frustration with mask-wearingand other precautions.
Cases each day are on the rise in 49 states, and deaths perday are climbing in 39. A month ago, the U.S. was seeing about 730 COVID-19deaths each day on average; which has now surpassed 970.
Oklahoma’s healthdepartment said Wednesday that 1,248 people were hospitalized for confirmed orprobable coronavirus, shattering the prior one-day record of 1 1,055.
Texas reported 10,865 new cases on Tuesday, breaking arecord occur mid-July. One of the hardest-hit places may be the border city of ElPaso; its county has almost 28,000 active cases and has suffered a lot more than 680COVID-19 deaths.
The American Medical Association renewed its plea formask-wearing, physical distancing and frequent hand-washing.
“With the holidays fast approaching, each folks must doeverything possible to lessen the spread of COVID-19,” AMA President Susan Baileysaid. “Failing woefully to do our part will prolong the suffering and disruption to ourlives and inevitably bring about more deaths of our friends, neighbors and lovedones.”
More than 4,200 veterans have died from COVID-19 athospitals and homes run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and nearly85,000 have already been infected, in line with the department.
