Over the weekend and through today, the novel coronavirus pandemic continued to surge through many states, including Florida, Texas, and Arizona.In total the United States has 2,564,163 COVID-19 cases and 125,928 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 tracker.
And the New York Times reports that US cases are up 76% over the past 2 weeks. In states like California—which has been battling the pandemic since March—increasing case counts led to the closing of bars in select cities.
Elsewhere, cities such as Nashville are making masks mandatory. And in at least 12 states, including Washington, Arizona, and Texas, governors have "paused" reopening local economies any further.