There were 45,255 additional Covid-19 cases reported across the nation on Friday, bringing the total to more than 2.46 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
," according to Gov. Greg Abbott. Arizona's rate is now averaging above 11%, according to the state's department of health.in hard-hit Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis counties to postpone elective procedures in order to protect hospital capacity for Covid-19 patients. Those counties include the state's largest cities — Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin.
Abbott said he would roll back some of the state's reopening plan on Friday, closing the state's bars and reducing the capacity for indoor dining, among"As I said from the start, if the positivity rate rose above 10%, the State of Texas would take further action to mitigate the spread of COVID-19," Abbott said in a press release.said on Thursday that the state's hospitals are seeing additional stress and are "likely to hit surge capacity very soon.
"Covid-19 is widespread in Arizona. It's in all 15 of our counties. It's growing, and it's growing fast across all age groups and demographics. Anyone can get this virus, and anyone can spread this virus," he said at a press conference. Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday that the state doesn't have plans for continuing its step-by-step reopening plan. He added that the state "never anticipated" continuing to move forward at this point.
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