COVID-19 Pandemic Update: US Reports Another Record Single-Day Jump In COVID-19 Infections

Summary:

• US reports 60k+ new cases for the first time, per JHU & BBG
• DeSantis says schools will reopen safely in August
• NYC mayor cancels all big public events
• Texas reports 3rd straight record death
• Wisconsin sees the biggest daily jump
• South Africa sees another record jump
• California reports record jump in deaths
• Cali Gov holds a press briefing
• WHO begins ‘independent’ review of COVID-19 response
• Italy bars travelers from 13 countries as cases creep higher
• Arizona reports new cases
• NYT names Arizona “world’s worst COVID-19 hotspot”
• Florida reports record jump in deaths, hospitalizations
• Goldman: 40% of the US population lives in states where reopening has been rolled back or delayed
• US single-day tally tops 60k again
• At least 5 states reported record single-day cases on Wednesday
• Global total tops 12 million
• 7-day average death rate creeps higher
• Tokyo, Hong Kong report single-day highs of new cases
• India reported 22.7k new cases
• Victoria reports another 165 new cases
• Beijing slams US over WHO pullout