Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he's setting a statewide order for people to wear masks in public amid a recent surge in confirmed cases. However, many large testing sites were closed over the weekend and into Monday because of tropical storm Isaias. There were 5,446 positive coronavirus tests reported in a 24-hour period. That's down from highs of more than 9,500 about two weeks ago, according to the Department of Health. The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals statewide continued a nearly two-week downward trajectory, with 7,797 patients Tuesday from 7,991 the day before. That brought its seven-day average in daily reported deaths to 184 - its highest rate yet, and just behind Texas for the past week with 186. In Florida, the coronavirus death tally surged to 245 on Tuesday. Both figures lead in the world.Ī woman wearing a mask struggles with an umbrella while walking through Times Square as New York City feels the effects of tropical storm Isaias on Tuesday. The total number of confirmed cases was more than 4.7 million. death toll from COVID-19 stood at more than 156,000 on Tuesday evening, according to data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Trump added that millions would have been lost had he not intervened and "just let it ride.' He told host Lou Dobbs: "We're going to lose more." The president noted the American death toll in a Fox Business Network interview Tuesday, saying somewhat prematurely that 160,000 had died from the disease caused by the virus.
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