Jobless claims rise by 1.3-million as US Covid cases reach record

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Florida on Thursday announced nearly 9,000 new cases and 120 new coronavirus deaths, a record daily increase in lives lost. Positive test rates reached a new daily high of 18%, up from 12%-13% two weeks ago. California and Texas, the most populous states, announced record increases in Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday.

With coronavirus cases rising in 41 of the 50 US states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters analysis, some states have had to halt and roll back plans to reopen businesses and lift restrictions. From California to Florida, beaches and bars have been ordered to close. Restaurants in Texas have been told they can have fewer diners.

CDC director Robert Redfield on Thursday defended the guidelines but gave no details on what the CDC was changing.

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