And hospitalizations. The New York Times reporting it was one of at least nine states that set singleday case records on friday. The same day the United States, as a whole, recorded a singleday total of 70,000 new cases, for the First Time Since july. Trump then traveled to michigan, which also set a new oneday record for coronavirus cases. While playing to his base in muskegon, michigan, he took aim at the democratic governor of michigan, the victim of a recent foiled kidnapping plot for her efforts to fight covid in the state. What youre doing in michigan has been amazing. Now, youve got to get your governor to open up your state, okay . [ cheers and applause ] and get your schools open get your schools open the cooschools have to be open, right . [ chanting lock her up ] lock her lock em all up. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer fired back via twitter, quote, this is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials lives in danger while we try to save
Hundreds of first responders, family and community members filled Sun Valley Community Church in Gilbert Saturday to pay their respects to Gila River Police Officer Joshua Briese.