Coronavirus updates: Cases surpass 10 million worldwide; viral video shows confrontation over maskless shopper

As confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe exceeded 10 million early Sunday, face coverings continue to be a national flash point even though health experts recommend their use to stem the rate of transmission in the U.S.

Viral video showed a maskless Trader Joe’s shopper in California being kicked out of the store, an Oregon man was arrested after he refused to wear a face mask in a courtroom and walked out, and The Americans with Disabilities Act website is warning of “fraudulent facemask flyers,” which include fake “face mask exempt cards.”

Meanwhile, as Texas joins numerous states in pausing or rolling back reopenings, Gov. Greg Abbott said he regrets reopening bars quickly as the state now believes bars are “one of the most dangerous spreaders of COVID-19.” 

The U.S. continues to see record single-day increases in new confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic and the growth in cases isn’t because of an increase in testing, health officials say.

Here are the most significant developments of the day:

• Beaches in Miami-Dade County will be closed over Fourth of July weekend, County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said.
• A journalist who attended President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa last week said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
• A new study this week found further evidence of a correlation between severe cases of COVID-19 and brain complications.

📈Today’s stats: The world is nearing a half million deaths, and more than 125,000 of them are in the U.S. As of Sundyay, there have been more than 10 million confirmed cases worldwide and 2.5 million in the U.S., according to the Johns Hopkins University data dashboard. 

📰 What we’re reading: More than two in five U.S. doctors will be old enough to retire in the next decade and the pipeline of new doctors remains much like it did a generation ago – not as diverse as the overall population.

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Report: Only two states reporting decrease of new coronavirus cases

Just two states, Connecticut and Rhode Island, reported a decline of new coronavirus cases this week compared to the previous week, CNN reported Sunday.

New cases rose in a staggering 36 states, the report said. Florida and Texas are among the worst affected: Florida reported a record 9,585 new cases on Saturday, shattering its mark for most in a day since the pandemic started. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he would order a pause to the state’s reopening plan.

Brewpub in East Lansing, Michigan, linked to 85 coronavirus cases

The number of COVID-19 infections linked to Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub in East Lansing, Michigan has risen to 85, the Ingham County Health Department said Saturday.

Eighty of those who tested positive with COVID-19 went to Harper’s between June 12 and June 20. Five are “secondary infections,” which means they were exposed by someone who went to the bar.

Fifty-three of the 80 original Harper’s infections are Ingham County residents, health department spokesperson Amanda Darche said. Of the 85 people infected, 23 are asymptomatic. 

– Carol Thompson, Lansing State Journal

As global deaths near 500,000, confirmed cases surpass 10 million

Confirmed global cases of the coronavirus have now surpassed 10 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University data dashboard. And, as the United States continues to break single-day records of new cases, one quarter of those confirmed cases have come in the U.S.

That pattern also applies to global deaths resulting from the virus; of the nearly half a million worldwide deaths, the U.S. accounts for more than 125,000.

Brazil is the next closest country: more than 1.3 million confirmed cases.

Floridians avoid the beaches as state racks up record numbers of coronavirus cases

Surging numbers of new coronavirus cases in Florida had people wary of flocking to beaches Saturday. Many residents stayed home and beachgoers seemed to spread out from one another. 

A typical weekend in late June would see street parking filled up and throngs of people at the end of Minuteman Causeway in Cocoa Beach. On Saturday, however, nearly all of the few hundred people at the popular beach spot were camped out in small groups with plenty of distance between. 

A typical sight along Brevard County beaches from Cape Canaveral to the Melbourne Beach area Saturday was parking lots crowded with cars while people on the beaches themselves maintained physical distance between one another. 

– Tyler Vazquez, Florida Today

VP Pence cancels trips to Florida, Arizona amid coronavirus case surges

Vice President Mike Pence has canceled events in Florida and Arizona as coronavirus cases spike in those states. President Donald Trump’s campaign confirmed to USA TODAY the events, which included stops as part of Pence’s “Faith in America” tour, were canceled “out of an abundance of caution” as cases climb in Florida and Arizona. 

On Tuesday, Pence was scheduled to give remarks at a “Faith in America” event in Tucson and to meet with Gov. Doug Ducey about the COVID-19 response. Pence had planned to travel to Florida on July 2 for a bus tour, meeting with Gov. Ron DeSantis about coronavirus, and to deliver remarks both at a “Faith in America” event in Sarasota after touring Oakley Transport Inc. in Lake Wales. 

The Trump campaign faced criticism for holding a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last week. Local health officials called for it to be canceled over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, and several campaign staffers and Secret Service employees have tested positive for the coronavirus since the rally, along with a journalist. 

– Nicholas Wu

Cuomo pulls sick leave for New York workers who voluntarily travel to high-risk states

Don’t go to a state with a high COVID-19 rate, come back to New York and expect to get paid sick leave benefits. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Saturday that strips the paid sick leave protections for New York employees who voluntarily travel to high-risk states after June 25.

The order is the latest crackdown by Cuomo to avoid a surge in coronavirus in New York as its infection rates have been at record lows, but have hit record highs in parts of the South and West.

– Joseph Specter 

Union members demand Disneyland reopen safely

The Coalition of Resort Labor Unions held a “Disney Caravan for Safety” in Anaheim, California, on Saturday to demand that the park reopen in a manner that would keep visitors and cast members safe amid the pandemic.

“We think now it’s an opportunity for them, when they do reopen, to do it as safely as possible,” said Maria Hernandez, an organizer with Unite Here Local 11, one of the unions within the coalition that represents more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona.

One union member, Joey Hamamoto, told USA TODAY that he wants COVID-19 testing for Disney employees in order to better protect their own family members, coworkers and Disney guests. 

– Morgan Hines

Severe COVID-19 may be linked to brain complications, study finds

A new study has found further evidence of a correlation between severe cases of COVID-19 and brain complications, but researchers say they still aren’t sure whether those complications are directly caused by the disease.

The preliminary study, billed as the first nationwide survey of the neurological complications of the disease, was published in The Lancet Psychiatry this week.

Over the course of three weeks in April, researchers surveyed 153 hospitalized patients in the U.K. who had both a new confirmed or probable COVID-19 diagnosis and a new neurological or psychiatric diagnosis.

Researchers found that, among the 125 patients with complete medical records, 57 had a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain and 39 had an altered mental state. Among the patients with an altered mental state, 10 of the patients had developed psychosis – a “break with reality” – and seven had encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain.

– Grace Hauck

Miami closes beaches for Fourth of July

Beaches in Miami-Dade County will be closed July 3 through July 7, County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Friday, amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Florida.

Gimenez said his emergency order also bans any gatherings – including parades – of more than 50 people throughout the county “for whatever reason.” In those situations, masks and social distancing are required and five groups of no more than 10 people will be allowed, Gimenez said.

“The closure may be extended if conditions do not improve and people do not follow New Normal rules requiring masks to be worn always inside commercial establishments and outdoors when social distancing of at least 6 feet is not possible,” Gimenez said. “I have been seeing too many businesses and people ignoring these lifesaving rules.”

Florida reported a record 8,942 new cases on Friday – a 62% increase over the previous daily record of 5,508 reported Wednesday.

– Grace Hauck

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Florida babies are getting COVID-19 at high rates this month

Infants and young children are rapidly catching the coronavirus and increasingly ending up in the hospital this month, according to an analysis of data from the Florida Department of Health. 

Since June 1, more than 1,100 children ages 4 and younger have been diagnosed with the coronavirus – accounting for 70% of the total cases in the age group. 

While more testing has been opened up to younger people this month, emergency department visits and hospitalizations have dramatically increased in June. More than half the total reported emergency department visits for the state’s youngest have come this month. And 40% of the hospitalizations of children up to 4 have come since June 1. 

Florida hospitals are reporting about 34% capacity of their 620 pediatric intensive care unit beds, according to Florida Agency for Health Care Administration data Friday afternoon. Adult capacity was at 21% of just over 6,000 beds. 

– Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers

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