Daily Mail: Florida posts a record COVID-19 spike for the SECOND day with almost 10,000 new infections and Texas towns begin imposing curfews as seven states see their highest daily rise in cases and the US death toll hits 125,000
* Texas towns have begun issuing curfews and stay-at-home orders again amid record spikes in virus cases
* The US recorded more than 45,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, its largest single-day increase
* Florida, Utah, Georgia, Tennessee and Idaho recorded largest spike in infections in a day on Friday
* Florida on Saturday morning reported 9,585 new infections in the last 24 hours, a record high for a second day, and 24 additional deaths
* Nevada doubled its previous high with 1,099 new cases on Saturday as Arizona reported 3,591 new infections, matching its prior record
* Governor Greg Abbott gave bars in Texas until midday on Friday to close down, while Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation told bars to stop serving alcohol on their premises
* The abrupt announcements marked a major step back by both states less than two months after aggressively reopening and becoming the first in the United States to lift lockdown measures
At least seven states are seeing record spikes in daily COVID-19 cases, highlighting the worsening spread of the virus in the country's southern and western regions and prompting officials to rollback their reopening plans.
The US recorded more than 45,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic after five states including Florida, Utah, Tennessee, Georgia and Idaho saw record new highs.
Underscoring the worsening spread of the virus, Florida on Saturday morning reported 9,585 new infections in the last 24 hours, marking a record spike for a second day, and 24 additional deaths.
Meanwhile Nevada has doubled its previous high with 1,099 new cases and Arizona matched its prior record with 3,591 new infections.
The US death toll is now over 125,000, the highest in the world, with a total of 2.49million confirmed cases.
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Update: Houston is approaching ICU capacity while LA is closer to a 'critical moment' amid COVID-19 spike as experts warn rural counties in Arkansas and Missouri have seen cases double in a week and US virus cases pass 2.5 MILLION (Daily Mail)
WNU Editor: The media's narrative is that the "second wave" is here because the economy is opening up. That is partially true. The "second wave" is here also because of the mass protests that gripped major US cities three weeks ago .... It's Not Just Red States - Philadelphia, San Francisco Fear 'Second Wave' As Thousands Infected At BLM Protests (Zero Hedge). Here is an easy prediction. If cases continue to rise accompanied by rising deaths and full ICU wards, and it looks like that is where we are heading, the U.S. is facing a second lock-down.
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