The full picture suggests the opposite of a rosy one: On the same day that Pence urged senators to focus on “encouraging signs,” the United States had its highest single day of reported coronavirus cases. ADHere’s what Pence and Republicans who talked to reporters said after his lunch on Capitol Hill about the coronavirus. Infections are rising, Pence told senators, but the mortality rate is not. April 25 was the previous height of the pandemic, with the United States seeing 34,203 cases. Cornyn seems to mean we are better prepared to handle the rise in virus cases.

Source: Washington Post June 25, 2020 20:14 UTC