Five U.S. states see record COVID-19 deaths

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/five-u-s-states-see-record-covid-19-deaths-latinos-hit-hard-in-california-idUSKCN24T2AM

Sharon Bernstein, Lisa Shumaker

July 28, 2020

Five U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half its cases.

Arkansas, Florida, Montana and Oregon each reported record spikes in fatalities. In California deaths rose by 171, the state’s largest increase of the pandemic.

The United States confirmed that nationwide more than 1,200 lives were lost on Tuesday, the biggest one-day increase since May, according to a Reuters tally.

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