Coronavirus cases spiked in Arizona and Florida in the United States, a day after those states and four others reported record daily increases of new infections.
Florida reported over 2,600 new cases and Arizona more than 1,800 — the second-highest daily increase for both states.
Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas all reported record increases in new cases.
Covid-19 hospitalisations are also rising or at record highs. Unlike spikes reported in new infections, hospitalisations cannot simply be attributed to increased testing.
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