Arizona, Florida and Texas all saw record-breaking one-day increases in new coronavirus cases. Tuesday marked the eighth time in nine days that Texas set a new high for COVID-19 hospitalizations at 2,518. State health officials reported 2,622 new cases.
Arizona, Florida and Texas all saw record-breaking one-day increases in new coronavirus cases Tuesday. Arizona reported a daily high of nearly 2,400 new coronavirus infections for a total of more than 39,000, while in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott insisted the state’s health care system could handle the fast-rising number of new cases and hospitalizations. Tuesday marked the eighth time in nine days that Texas set a new high for COVID-19 hospitalizations at 2,518. State health officials reported 2,622 new cases.”It does raise concerns, but there is no reason right now to be alarmed,” Abbott said.