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U.S. Cases Rise 1.6%; ‘Massive Outbreak’ in Texas: Virus Update

Watch: Fauci says he’s seeing a “disturbing surge” of coronavirus cases in the U.S. He also says he hasn’t been asked to slow down testing.(Source: APTN/Bloomberg)

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By Bloomberg News

June 23, 2020 at 10:43 PM UTC

Updated on

June 24, 2020 at 9:28 PM UTC

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New infections reached daily records in Florida, California and Texas, where the governor said a “massive outbreak” is sweeping the state. Arizona reported a new high in Covid-19 hospitalizations.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will require visitors from virus hot spots to quarantine for 14 days. The International Monetary Fund projected a deeper recession and slower recovery for the virus-ravaged world economy than it anticipated two months ago.