WASHINGTON - Four US states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half of its cases.California had recorded 133 deaths by mid-afternoon, shy of its one-day peak of 159 with hours to go.
Cases are soaring in the Central Valley agricultural region, with its heavily Latino population, overwhelming hospitals. Texas added more than 6,000 new cases on Monday, pushing its total to 401,477, according to a Reuters tally.Those states are also the four most populous states in the United States.
Fauci said early indications showed the percentage of positive coronavirus tests rising in Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky.The rise in US deaths and infections has dampened early hopes the country was past the worst of an economic crisis that has decimated businesses and put millions of Americans out of work.
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