(Reuters) – California, Florida and Texas, the three largest states in the US, all set one-day records of COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, a count by Reuters and the Miami-area school district showed. He said that the students would not return to the classrooms. when the new academic year begins when deaths from the virus soared across the country.
The United States has recorded 10,000 deaths in the past 11 days, the fastest increase since early June, sparking heated debates among the American public and its leaders about the best course to follow. The new infections don’t seem to be increasing at the same rate. (Tmsnrt.rs/2P87LUu)
“In light of the viral increase in our community, it is best for students and employees to start the 20-21 school year remotely,” Miami-Dade County Public Schools said on Twitter. Classes will begin on August 31 in Miami-Dade, which has more than 350,000 students, making it the fourth largest school district in the country.
With the scheduled reopening of school days in some states, President Donald Trump has lobbied for students to return to class, while teacher unions and local officials have asked them to stay home.
A total of more than 150,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Commercial pilot Rob Koreman of Fort Lauderdale, Florida said he was amazed by the rising numbers.
“I am a pilot and I hit so many cities, so many people on board, I have to be aware,” said Koreman, 50. “Basically, none of this should have happened. We needed state coordination, if not an absolute federal mandate.”
The pace of coronavirus infections has accelerated since late May, and the epicenter has moved south and west from New York, which still has by far the highest number of deaths of any US state. With more than 32,000.
California, Florida and Texas together represent a quarter of the total population of the United States.
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The increase has hampered efforts to recover from an economic crisis caused by orders to stay home and business closings that have left millions of Americans without jobs.
“We have seen some signs in recent weeks that the increase in virus cases and renewed measures to control it are beginning to weigh on economic activity,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said at a press conference. after the report was released. The latest policy statement from the US central bank.
Many health experts say the outbreak could be controlled if guidelines were applied to maintain social distancing and wear masks in public across the country.
Trump has rejected the idea of a federal mask order and was initially reluctant to be seen wearing one. Since then, Trump has supported support masks.
Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican who has sometimes refused to wear a mask, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, expressing concern that other members of Congress may have been exposed.
Officials in New Jersey, which has the second highest death toll in the country, again pleaded with young people to avoid large gatherings.
“The coronavirus is more easily transmitted indoors. Busy internal parties are neither smart nor safe, ”Governor Phil Murphy wrote on Twitter.
The University of Washington Institute for Health Measurement and Assessment predicted in March that the pandemic could kill more than 81,000 people in July.
In its latest statement on July 14, the IHME said its model now projects the death toll in the United States at more than 224,000 by November 1; He said that many deaths could be avoided with preventive measures such as masks and social distancing.
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Reports by Lisa Shumaker, Rich McKay, Tim Ahmann, Maria Caspani, Susan Heavey, and Dan Whitcomb; Written by Sonya Hepinstall and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Howard Goller, Cynthia Osterman
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