Florida reported over 2,600 new coronavirus cases and Arizona more than 1,800, the second highest daily increase after setting records the day before
- Just days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, the biggest event in the country since pandemic restrictions were imposed in March, new coronavirus cases are surging in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and elsewhere.
Texas reported an all-time high for hospitalizations and a record 3,100 new cases. There are about 1,500 available intensive care unit beds in the state and about 200 free in the Houston area, according to a state websiteCases have also steadily climbed in California, with Los Angeles County reporting a record increase of over 2,100 new cases in a day.
Oklahoma health officials are urging anyone attending the rally to get tested for the coronavirus before arriving and then to self-isolate following the event and get tested again. The health commissioner urged those over 65 or at higher risk of coronavirus-related complications to stay home. The outbreak has alarmed the hard-hit Navajo Nation. The Navajo - with territory in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico - reinstated a weekend-long curfew that closes even essential businesses like grocery stores and gas stations.
In New York, which had been the epicenter and hardest hit of the U.S. epidemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo touted his state’s success story on Wednesday.
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