(CNN) Texas and Florida on Friday clamped down on businesses to stem the record-breaking spread of the coronavirus. Greg Abbott ordered further restrictions on businesses Friday, a day after he "paused" a phased economic reopening following a surge in coronavirus cases. Nationwide, almost 40,000 coronavirus cases were reported Thursday, surpassing a previous one-day high on April 24, according to Johns Hopkins University. "We have to save lives at this point," he told CNN on Friday morning, before Abbott's order. Abbott's moves came as his state, California and Florida -- the three-most populous -- set records for new coronavirus cases .

Source: CNN June 26, 2020 09:04 UTC