Texas sets single-day high for fatalities and California sees record 12,000 cases

[Demovictory9]

The number of infections across the country was nearing a staggering four million cases on Thursday and more than 143,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19
In the past week, the average number of daily cases has reached 66,000 and, based on that trajectory, cases will increase by one million by the first week of August
Daily deaths surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday for the second time this week, while new cases reached 71,000
There has been an uptick in deaths, on average, across the US since the beginning of July after hotspot states including Florida, Texas and Arizona saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations
Texas on Wednesday set one-day records for increases in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in the state
Meanwhile, California surpassed New York on Wednesday to have the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8552655/US-track-1-MILLION-new-COVID-19-cases-two-weeks.html

[John Fante]

1. Yeah, but Ted Cruz says that $600 a week is too much and it's time for

the lazy moochers to get back to work.

Republicans (not just Trump) are the living embodiment of incompetence and evil. They're not fit to run a bath.

[DBoon]

2. Why not? Slaves were expected to work themselves to death

and the Neo-confederates of the republican party really love those good old days

[ananda]

3. This is the 4th of July effect.

It was bound to happen.

[Blue_true]

4. On infections, yes. Deaths likely have not peaked yet and likely trace more to Memorial Day. nt

[dalton99a]

5. Crematoriums now have a wait list of two weeks in Texas

[Demovictory9]

6. so there is an area of the economy that's increased business