⁍ Four U.S. states reported a record one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday including Wisconsin.
⁍ Coronavirus deaths hit daily records in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana and Wisconsin.
⁍ The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 221,000 people in the United States and thrown millions out of work.
– Four states—Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Montana—saw a record-high number of coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the same day the number of new cases hit a record high for a fifth day in a row, according to a Reuters analysis. Wisconsin also reported a record daily increase in new cases together with Illinois and Ohio, the analysis showed. Sixty-six people succumbed to the coronavirus in Illinois, where Gov. JB Pritzker imposed fresh restrictions in some counties this week, the state’s highest single-day increase since mid-June. The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 221,000 people in the United States and thrown millions out of work. President Trump has eschewed social distancing policies at his rallies and White House events and shrugged off the need for masks. Polls show his handling of the pandemic has hurt his re-election prospects. On Wednesday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said 48 people had died from the virus as he announced that a week-old field hospital in the Milwaukee suburbs has admitted its first patient. “Folks, please stay home,” Evers said in a statement. “Help us protect our communities from this highly-contagious virus and avoid further strain on our hospitals.” In Boston, public school students will shift to remote learning beginning Thursday due to a rising infection rate in the city that was hit hard during the spring. The United States has averaged 734 daily coronavirus deaths over the past seven days, still well below the 2,333 average at the height of the pandemic in April.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-boston/covid-19-tightens-grip-on-us-midwest-4-states-report-record-daily-deaths-idUSKBN2762FT