Africa battles covid19 and staggering cases of violence against women. Welcome, everyone. The World Heath Organization says a staggering 230,000 cases of coronavirus were reported around the world on sunday. The most in a single day. The surge in new infections, of course, has been led by the United States, which has confirmed more than 3. 3 million cases overall, and that number expected to keep rising with states continuing to see new highs every day. Florida counted more than 15,000 infections on its own on sunday, a new oneday record for any state in the country since the pandemic began. Officials say the number of hospitalizations is also up, and it is pushing doctors and nurses to their limits. Its not just florida. At least 33 states have seen a significant rise in new infections since the fourth of july weekend. In michigan, several people who attended a party during the holiday break have tested positive. Officials now urging everyone who was there to get tested. Now, as the o
Her answer that leads to more questions coming up. Good to have you with us. Well, we begin this hour with the relentless rise in Coronavirus Infections across the United States. The numbers just keep going up and up. And you can see them here. In this chart. Note how steep the rise has become in recent weeks as cases increase rapidly. This surge is hitting florida hard. It shattered the singleday case record reached by any state sunday, reporting over 15,000 new infections. Cases are spiking from coast to coast. See those dark red states on this map . Well, theyve all seen increases of 50 or more. In Californias Los Angeles county, Officials Say they now have substantially more covid hospitalizations than they had a month ago. Phoenix, arizona has so many coronavirus patients who need help breathing theyve set a record for ventilator use. And Michigan Health authorities have issued an advisory telling partygoers at this Independence Day celebration to get tested. At least one of them
Even as the virus rages out of control, the white house trying to discredit one of the nations leading health experts. Dr. Anthony fauci. And dozens of cases of covid19 detected on military bases in japan. Were live in tokyo with a look at whats being done to slow that spread. Welcome, everyone. The World Heath Organization says a staggering 230,000 cases of coronavirus were reported around the world on sunday. The most in a single day. The surge in new infections is being led, of course, by the u. S. , which has confirmed more than 3. 3 million cases of its own overall. Since last week at least 33 states have reported a significant jump in new infections but the u. S. Surgeon general believes the country can still turn things around. The disease course is about two to three weeks. So just as we see cases skyrocket, we can turn this thing around in two to three weeks if we can get a Critical Mass of people wearing face coverings, practicing at least six feet of social distancing, doing