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^{Surpise, surprise!}

• 23 states are seeing upward trends in newly reported cases from one week to the next: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

• Eight states are seeing steady numbers of newly reported cases: Indiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Utah.

• 18 states are seeing a downward trend: Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and Wisconsin.

• One state, Vermont, has seen a decrease of at least 50%.

Spikes in US coronavirus cases bring states and cities back to the table to discuss protection measures - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

>>Requirement for Face Coverings

Washington is now requiring face coverings too. Starts on Friday. In theory businesses can't serve people who aren't wearing masks. I am very interested to go to the grocery stores this weekend to see if they are enforcing this. I know Costco had a requirement for the last few weeks but there were still plenty of people with no masks there.

>widely ignored in California

I am seeing a pretty wide variation from area to area.  My local town is pretty good about masks and the numbers are showing it compared to the neighboring towns.  Overall though the state is doing quite poor, as are most states right now.

I am trying to imagine what life is going to be like when we crack the 10% infected level.

>>widely ignored in California

Seeing signs like this around here:

>Texas

They've had their asses handed to them.

Coronavirus: Texas pauses state's reopening plan as cases, hospitalizations rise
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/25/texas-gov-abbott-pauses-states-reopening-plan-as-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-rise.html

Gov. Ducey: 'Arizona on pause' as more coronavirus case spikes expected
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/watch-live-governor-ducey-to-give-3-p-m-coronavirus-update

OK Governor Stitt says closing businesses again ‘not a part of the discussion’
https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/stitt-says-closing-businesses-again-not-a-part-of-the-discussion-as-coronavirus-cases-rise/

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Yanks Movie Theaters From Phase 4
https://deadline.com/2020/06/ny-gov-andrew-cuomo-movie-theaters-malls-gyms-phase-4-covid-cases-spike-states-1202969792/

Florida governor under fire over claims state is 'cooking the books' on Covid-19  | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/26/florida-governor-ron-desantis-republican-coronavirus

Florida withholds coronavirus hospitalization data - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-coronavirus-hidden-health-data-20200625-fxaqlfnlrbgm3ouzrcm55yhaxe-story.html

As COVID Cases Surged, Florida Shut Down Its Business Complaint Portal
https://www.wlrn.org/post/covid-cases-surged-florida-shut-down-its-business-complaint-portal#stream/0


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Florida adds another 8,942 new COVID-19 cases, breaking single-day record again
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/florida-coronavirus-numbers-june26/67-8de17be9-e4ef-4ef4-9dbe-fb7f434fe538

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^{It's bad, real bad, if....}

Florida Suspends Consumption of Alcohol at Bars Statewide
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/florida-suspends-consumption-of-alcohol-at-bars-statewide-1.1456929