As states continue to set records with daily COVID-19 case counts, fatalities due the virus are beginning to creep upward, with Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, California, and Florida all breaking records for average daily fatalities over the past 7 days.And more than 80% of intensive care beds are occupied in Arizona, Alabama, and Georgia.
The summer surge of virus activity is widespread, according to The Hill, with 43 states reporting increasing numbers of cases over the past 2 weeks.
Governors in 23 states have now ordered the mandatory wearing of face masks or coverings in public.Hard-hit Florida, HoustonThe state hardest hit may now be Florida, which set a record this past weekend with 15,300 new cases confirmed yesterday.