WASHINGTON, 17 July. - (ANA) - The US broke its own record for most new coronavirus cases in a single day for the 11th time this month—now approaching the 100,000 new cases per day mark that Anthony Fauci warned about earlier this month. 10 US states also broke their own single-day records for Covid-19 deaths this week.

 

 

As Texas reaches record Covid-19 deaths, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing 14 refrigerated trucks to send to the state next week to serve as temporary mortuaries. FEMA already sent eight such trucks in April, and some funeral homes are still ordering their own trucks from private companies.

 

 

Georgia governor Brian Kemp is headed to court to block the city of Atlanta's mask mandate, among other coronavirus restrictions. The lawsuit comes just one day after the governor signed a statewide order that explicitly bans cities and counties from enforcing mask mandates. “A better use of taxpayer money would be to expand testing and contact tracing,” said Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. “If being sued by the state is what it takes to save lives in Atlanta, then we will see them in court.”  - (ANA) -

 

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