Alabama, Florida and South Carolina reported a record number of new cases for the third day in a row on Saturday.
Coronavirus continues to spread to more US states with record numbers of cases and people needing hospital treatment despite nationwide plans to reopen the economy.for the third day in a row on Saturday.
Health officials are partly attributing the spike in cases to gatherings over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in late May. Oklahoma also reported record new cases for the second day in a row, as well as Alaska for the first time in weeks.Meanwhile, the states of Arizona and Nevada reported a near-record number of new cases.In Louisiana, which had been one of the earlier virus hotspots, new cases were again on the rise with over 1,200 - the most the state has had since 21 May.
There were over 25,000 new cases reported across the US on Saturday, the highest number for a Saturday since 2 May, partly due to a significant increase in testing over the past six weeks.
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