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 The United States has recorded nearly 1.8 million new cases in July
out of its total 4.5 million infections, an increase of 66% with
many states yet to report on Friday. Deaths in July rose at least
19% to over 152,000 total.
The biggest increases were in Florida, with over 300,000 new cases
in July, followed by California and Texas with about 250,000 each.
Those three states also saw cases double in June.
Cases also more than doubled in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to
the tally.
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York had the lowest
increases, with cases rising 7% or less.
The United States shattered single day global records in July by
reporting over 77,000 new cases on July 16. During the month, 33 out
of 50 states had one-day record increases in cases and 19 set
records for how much deaths rose in 24 hours, according to a Reuters
tally.
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After a rapid acceleration in cases, the outbreak appears to be stabilizing in
Arizona, Florida and Texas. Health officials are now concerned the outbreak has
migrated to the Midwest from summer travel. (Open https://tmsnrt.rs/2WTOZDR in
an external browser for a Reuters interactive graphic)
The news that more states could be hard hit by the virus comes a day after the
U.S. gross domestic product collapsed at a 32.9% annualized rate last quarter,
the nation's worst economic performance since the Great Depression.
(Reporting by Christine Chan in New York and Lisa Shumaker in Chicago; Editing
by Lincoln Feast.)
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