CORONAVIRUS LATEST: — The U.S. crosses 1,000 deaths for 5 straight days — Birx concerned about cases in Ohio — Florida to discuss reopening bars, official says
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 4.1 million diagnosed cases and at least 146,418 deaths.
Birx singled out people hanging out in bars as one of the problems in the state. Bars and restaurants were reopened to indoor dining on May 21. Birx said that decision may need to be rolled back, as it has been in several states across the country. The death toll for the week was 6,297 -- up more than 1,000 from last week, according to The COVID Tracking Project.The number of hospitalizations is also on the rise, even with issues stemming from the shift in reporting from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Department of Health and Human Services, the project reported.
It was not immediately clear how many college students were enrolled in public colleges in Alabama, however the largest university in the state -- The University of Alabama -- had 38,103 students in 2019. A man covers his nose with his shirt, left, as Luis Negron, a Miami Beach code compliance officer, right, talks to him about wearing a protective face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla., July 24, 2020. Masks are mandated both indoors and outdoors in Miami Beach. People found not wearing a mask are subject to a civil fine of $50.
Health care workers prepare a COVID-19 test sample before a person self-administered a test at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing center at Miami-Dade County Auditorium in Miami, July 23, 2020.If there is a positive sample in the pool, LabCorp said it can identify the individual positive sample in the pool using its robotic testing platform. Pooled testing can reduce the number of tests required in specific populations, optimize laboratory testing supplies, and increase testing capacity.
New York Mets employees place cutouts of fans in the seats before the opening day baseball game between the Mets and the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on July 24, 2020, in New York City."New York State's numbers continue to show progress in the midst of alarming increases in COVID-19 cases throughout the country and a renewed need to ensure compliance with state guidance here at home," Cuomo said.
The HTA subsequently provided the attorney general with videos showing her dancing in a store and dining out with friends.
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