COVID-19 Pandemic Update: Florida Sees 12,000 New COVID-19 Cases, LA Mayor Warns “City On The Brink” Of Shutdown

Summary:

• Global case count tops 14.5 million
• Barcelona back under lockdown as virus cases surge
• LA Mayor warns city is now “on the brink” of a shutdown
• Florida reports other 12k+ cases
• California reports 9k+ new cases
• Deaths slow in Florida, Arizona
• US deaths eclipse 140k
• Russia rejects vaccination theft accusation
• Georgia Governor sues Atlanta Mayor over mask order
• Hong Kong suffers biggest daily jump in new cases yet
• NFL Players Tweet That The Season Might Not Happen
• NORTHCOM COVID Planner for the U.S. Army: “Trust Me: Texas Is in Deep, Deep Trouble”

Yesterday, the US counted a second straight record-breaking tally, while the WHO’s global tally also showed a second straight global jump. Here’s more on the situation in the US courtesy of Goldman’s state by state heat map.

Across the US, at least 14 states have reported record coronavirus hospitalizations so far in July, including Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, and Texas.