New Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations in record numbers have swept through more US states, including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening.
It also comes as US President Donald Trump plans to hold an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alabama reported a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row today.
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Carolina all had record numbers of new cases in the past three days, according to a Reuters tally.
Many state health officials partly attribute the increase to gatherings over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in late May. In Louisiana, which had been one of the earlier virus hotspots, new cases were again on the rise with over 1,200 –