JUST IN: Florida sets new daily record for coronavirus deaths in the state, health agency reports.
due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their nations' outbreaks.has become the worst-affected country, with more than 3.9 million diagnosed cases and at least 143,446 deaths.FEMA administrator downplays persistent PPE shortagesHere is how the news is developing today. All times Eastern. Check back for updates.WHO Director-General Dr.
There have been recent outbreaks linked to nightclubs and other social gatherings, Tedros said, stressing,"We all have a part to play in protecting ourselves and one another." The previous record was 156 fatalities on July 16. At least 5,632 people in Florida have now died from COVID-19, according to the state's Department of Health.
These numbers are expected to fluctuate throughout the day as hospitals and medical centers provide updates.A man rides a bike covering his face in Downtown Miami, July 22, 2020.9:48 a.m.: Kids account for 1 in 10 cases in San Antonio area, young adults causing spread in Wash. state, FEMA says Washington state recorded 5,986 new cases in the week ending July 20 -- a 25.5% increase from the week prior, the memo said.
Yuhana Gidey , a nurse at Washington hospital center who survived COVID-19, protests demanding better Personal Protective Equipment outside MedStar's Washington Hospital Center on July 23, 2020, in Washington, DC."There may be places that have high cases, high hospitalizations, that do have some shortages," he said."We're in a much better place and we can move PPE from around the country to where it's needed the most.
"We've been at COVID-19 for months now. The agency has been up and running dealing with COVID-19. But we also have been preparing for the hurricane season. We knew it was coming," Gaynor said. "I am very sad to report that one of our senior Los Angeles-based Flight Attendants, Jeff Kurtzman, passed away last night," Hawaiian Airlines President & CEO Peter Ingram said in a statement."He had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in California earlier this month."
Trump, in an interview with Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel that aired Wednesday night, implied that the increased testing makes the U.S."look bad" and said,"I don't mind looking bad if it's a good thing."
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