Texas reports record highs for daily coronavirus cases, deaths
Source: The Hill
Texas has set grim records for single-day deaths and new COVID-19 cases as the Lone Star State continues to get rocked by a resurgence of the pandemic.
The state reported 110 deaths and 10,791 new cases of the virus on Wednesday, bringing its total number of cases during the pandemic to 282,365. It was the second consecutive day that Texas broke its record for daily number of new cases.
Texas was one of the first states to reopen its economy amid the pandemic, but the recent spike in cases forced Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to reinstate restrictions, including reshuttering bars. Additionally, the governor has made it mandatory for most Texans to wear masks while in public.
Wednesday was the sixth day in a row that the state reported more than 10,000 active COVID-19 hospitalizations. Because of the rising hospitalization numbers, Abbott announced that the Department of Defense was a sending a medical task force to the Rio Grande Valley to provide additional support to the hospitals there.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/507591-texas-reports-record-highs-for-daily-coronavirus-cases-deaths
This is not just Texas. Even in California, you have Trump supporters still insisting that the pandemic is a hoax who comparing wearing masks is slavery:
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