The new record for positive Covid-19 tests comes as several states at the centre of a new surge in infections took steps back from efforts to ease restrictions on businesses. Almost 125,000 Americans have died of Covid-19, the highest known death toll from the highly infections disease in the world. Photo: Getty ImagesFlorida issued its new rules after recording a startling 8942 new cases of Covid-19, eclipsing the state's one-day record of 5511 reached on June 24. It has since witnessed some of the biggest spikes in new cases, reporting 5,996 on Thursday. Also reporting record rises in cases this week were Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wyoming.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 27, 2020 02:15 UTC