States retreat as confirmed virus cases hit all-time high Texas and Florida clamped down on bars again Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and WestArizona Republican Gov. “It is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars,” Abbott said. Texas reported more than 17,000 new cases in the past three days, with a record high of nearly 6,000 on Thursday. Ron DeSantis, the agency that regulates bars acted after the daily number of new cases neared 9,000, almost doubling the record set just two days earlier. The virus is blamed for about 125,000 deaths and 2.4 million confirmed infections nationwide, by Johns Hopkins' count.

Source: ABC News June 26, 2020 06:13 UTC