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U.S. Cases Rise 2.1%; Baseball Reports First Tests: Virus Update

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By Bloomberg News

July 2, 2020 at 9:40 PM UTC

Updated on

July 3, 2020 at 9:21 PM UTC

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U.S. cases rose 2.1%, higher than the seven-day average. The spread of virus in the south and west continued, with Texas, Arizona, Alabama and North Carolina reporting above-average increases. New cases in Florida, where the spread has regularly broken records recently, dropped to 5.6%, less than the seven-day average.