U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 130,000 Amid Surge in Infections
Parts of the country moved tentatively forward with reopening Monday, as other regions continued to struggle to contain the monthslong coronavirus pandemic.
California and Florida accounted for nearly 45% of the more than 49,000 new cases reported Sunday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. Cases in the U.S. account for about one- quarter of the global total of more than 11.5 million infections.
In Florida, which on Sunday passed the 200,000-case mark, Gov. Ron DeSantis attributed the rising number of infections to increased testing and to asymptomatic spread among younger people. He said the state would like to get the rate of positive tests, which climbed to about 15% in mid-June, back down to 3-4%. In some counties, such as Miami-Dade, the rate of positive tests was as high as 20%.
Amid the surge of infections, particularly among 18- to 34-year-olds, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giménez rolled back the area’s reopening. He ordered gyms to close and restaurants to limit service to takeout and delivery, starting Wednesday. Office buildings, retailers and grooming services will remain open.
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