The number of new coronavirus cases reported in a single day hit a new high on Friday after numerous states began pausing or rolling back their reopening plans.
At least 40,173 new cases were reported, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The previous daily high was reported on Thursday.
In Texas, one of the earliest states to begin reopening, Gov. Greg Abbott has "paused" the state's phased economic reopening. On Friday, he ordered further restrictions on businesses, including a requirement that bars remain open only for delivery and take-out and requiring local officials to approve any gatherings of 100 people or more.
But in Florida, where new cases hit almost 9,000 in just one day, Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Friday that the surge was the result of a "test dump." "For goodness sakes: avoid crowds, wear masks. Those are the fundamentals that -- when you look at the television clips, when you see pictures in the newspapers -- people are not doing that. That's a recipe for disaster," Fauci said during an interview with CNBC's Meg Tirrell.
Antibody tests examine a person's blood for signs that the immune system responded to an infection. Federal officials have been conducting such tests nationwide to determine how many people had past undiagnosed infections.Between 5% and 8% of Americans have been infected with the coronavirus, with the numbers varying by region. New York, once the epicenter of the pandemic, will have a higher percentage of people with past infections than some states in the West, Redfield said.
"Pool testing" mixes several people's virus test samples into a batch, or pool, and then tests the pooled sample once. If it comes back negative, then all people in the batch can be eliminated at once. If the result is positive, each person's sample gets analyzed individually. "I would recommend it. I don't see a downside," Suarez told CNN on Friday, noting the state's pandemic is "four times more intense than it was in March."But the Florida governor said Friday he won't be mandating the use of masks statewide and will "trust people to make good decisions."
Arizona health officials reported new cases topping 3,000 as of last week, a pace that could soon overwhelm hospital intensive care facilities, the governor said. "We expect that our numbers will be worse next week and the week following," Ducey said.
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