Seven day averages for new coronavirus cases hit fresh highs in more than a dozen states

posted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-07-27 09:32

Seven-day averages for new coronavirus cases hit fresh highs in more than a dozen states The U.S. daily death toll was just short of 1,000 on Saturday after four straight days of four-digit death tolls. Meryl Kornfield, Marisa Iati Washington Post

The United States tallied just shy of 1,000 coronavirus-related daily deaths on Saturday after a four-day streak of four-digit death tolls, the worst accounting of human loss from the virus since late May.

The country reported 59,737 new infections and 566 additional deaths as of Sunday evening, resulting in a seven-day average of infections that was slightly lower than Saturday’s and an average of deaths that was a little bit higher. The world surpassed 16 million confirmed cases over the weekend and reached at least 641,000 coronavirus-related deaths. The United States accounts for about one-fourth of the reported infections and one-fifth of the death toll.

As of Sunday evening, the seven-day averages for new cases hit fresh highs in several states, including Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Nevada, Texas and South Carolina set records for their seven-day averages of daily deaths, and Mississippi and North Carolina tied their previous highs.

In Texas, the seven-day average for cases was 8,302 on Saturday as Hurricane Hanna roared ashore the state’s coast....Elsewhere in the Lone Star State, bar owners reopened Saturday night, defying a June 26 order by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to shut down. Fort Worth bar owner and “Freedom Fest” protest organizer Chris Polone said in a video posted on Facebook that out of the about 800 bar owners who participated, not one was penalized by authorities.

The county that Fort Worth is in has reported 24,562 coronavirus cases, 3,367 more since last week....