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U.S. COVID-19 cases surge 25% last week; Arizona,
Florida and Texas set records
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[June 23, 2020]
By Chris Canipe and Lisa Shumaker
(Reuters) - The United States saw a 25%
increase in new cases of COVID-19 in the week ended June 21 compared to
the previous seven days, with Arizona, Florida and Texas experiencing
record surges in new infections, a Reuters analysis found.
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Twenty-five U.S. states reported more new cases last week than the
previous week, including 10 states that saw weekly new infections
rise more than 50%, and 12 states that posted new records, according
to the analysis of data from The COVID Tracking Project, a
volunteer-run effort to track the outbreak.
Texas reported one of the largest rises in new cases at 24,000 for
the week ended June 21, an increase of 84% from the previous week.
The number of COVID-19 tests that came back positive in the state
rose to 10%, from 7%.
New cases in Florida rose 87% last week to almost 22,000, with the
state's positive test rate nearly doubling to 11%.
Arizona reported 17,000 new cases, a 90% increase, with 20% of tests
coming back positive, according to the analysis.
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The governors of all three states have attributed the increases in
new cases to more testing, and to younger residents not following
social distancing guidelines. Some health experts have criticized
these states for reopening too quickly without adequate
restrictions, for instance not making it mandatory to wear masks in
public.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended
states wait for new COVID-19 cases to fall for 14 days before easing
social distancing restrictions.
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Thirteen states and the District of Columbia are in compliance with that
guideline, the analysis showed, down from 17 states the prior week. New York
leads with 10 straight weeks of declines, followed by Rhode Island, Illinois and
Washington, D.C.
Nationally, the number of new COVID-19 cases had been falling on a weekly basis
through May. Last week's 25% jump came after a 1% rise in the second week of
June and a 3% increase in the first week of June.
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(Reporting by Chris Canipe in Kansas City, Missouri, and Lisa Shumaker in
Chicago; Editing by Tiffany Wu)
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