Florida on Tuesday set a new statewide record for the number of coronavirus deaths reported in a single day since the pandemic began: 186 residents. And while there are signs that hospitalizations may be stabilizing, the virus It continues to change life there and across the country.
Almost half of all states are now part of the government’s so-called “red zone” due to the increase in cases, including Missouri, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Dr. Deborah Birx said Tuesday that hot spots threaten regions where cases are controlled.
“We can see the virus moving north,” he warned.
“What we are seeing across the South right now are rural infections, as well as small yards and big yards, simultaneously.” Birx said.
This week Dr. Birx was in five states where cases are on the rise and recommended that some states close the bars and limit capacity. Kentucky ordered all bars to close at 5 pm, but the Tennessee governor refused to close bars. Birx also recommended that multigenerational families living together masquerade within their homes.
the outbreak among the Miami Marlins He has reportedly grown to 17 players and staff, putting his season on hold until at least Sunday.
NFL players reporting to camp this week will undergo a series of tests just to start practice.
CBS Sports writer RJ Anderson wonders how any league can function without creating a true security bubble. “So if baseball can’t do this without a bubble, I’m not really sure how football will do it,” Anderson said.
the race for a vaccine He received another boost on Tuesday, when Pfizer announced that it has moved to phase three of testing a candidate vaccine in humans. Barry Colvin of New York is part of the trial.
“I am not a health worker, but this is one way I can help,” Colvin explained.
A vaccine cannot come soon enough. Outside of Miami, there is a grim sign of the pandemic: An overwhelmed funeral home in Hialeah is using a refrigerated container to store bodies.
It is a sign of how affected the working class community is. The funeral home will not confirm whether the victims of COVID-19 are stored there, but people here say there is no other explanation.
In New York, there was outrage after video appeared of a concert over the weekend in which there was no social distancing.
“It was a serious violation of common sense,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo added three more states to the quarantine list, which is now up to 34.
The painful march of the virus continues, claiming the life of Dr. Joseph Costa of Baltimore, the head of the critical care division at Mercy Medical Center.
Now, Texas has changed the way it tracks deaths, revealing more than 600 additional victims there. An official from the state’s emergency management team echoed Dr. Birx and recommended that residents wear masks, even at home.
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