COVID-19 Pandemic Update: Georgia Gov Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Over “Illegal” Mandatory Mask Order

Summary:

• Global cases top 13.5 million
• As Georgia’s daily cases climb and pressure builds on governors to authorize more restrictions and enforcing social distancing rules, Governor Brian Kemp is instead doing the opposite and has decided to sue the city of Atlanta over Mayor Keisha Bottom’s mandatory mask order
• Michigan Gov. Whitmer extends state of emergency amid rising COVID-19 cases to Aug. 11th
• Texas suffers record COVID-19 deaths reporting 10,000 new cases for the third straight day and 129 additional deaths.
• Brazil passes 2MN cases
• Puerto Rico closes bars, beaches
• A rumor about impending Texas shutdown surfaces
• Colorado expected to issue statewide mask mandate
• Russia denies vaccine hacking
• New restrictions imposed Pennsylvania
• California deaths climb
• # of patients on ventilators hits new record
• New York reports the latest numbers
• Arizona has been so hard hit by the virus, the medical examiner’s office in metro Phoenix has gotten portable storage coolers and ordered more to handle an influx of bodies.
• Florida reached another ominous record, with 156 virus deaths, and health officials reported a staggering 13,965 new cases.
• HK reports 63 new cases for 3rd record in a week
• The US reports 65k+ cases; 2nd highest daily tally
• Indonesia orders social distancing violators punished
• Tokyo suffers record jump
• Victoria reports more than 300 new cases Thursday
• ICU deaths moving lower around the world
• Germany readies tougher lockdowns to ward off a Second Wave
• California counties see virus spikes; Rose Parade canceled
• Australia’s Victoria state has reported a daily record of 428 new COVID-19 cases as authorities move to increase testing in the state to monitor for any spread of the coronavirus from the Melbourne area.