Live updates: Coronavirus cases surge in Florida and California; Trump says testing is ‘overrated’

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As novel coronavirus caseloads continue to surge across the South and West, Arizona announced 2,519 new cases on Thursday morning, Florida announced 3,207, and California reported 4,084. All are new highs.

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arizona have doubled since Memorial Day, with public data showing inpatient beds across the state at 85 percent capacity. Most of California’s new cases — 2,115 — are in Los Angeles County. Florida announced 43 new deaths, and its rolling case average hit a new high for the 11th straight day.

Florida is on track to becoming the “next large epicenter” for the coronavirus in the United States, according to new modeling from PolicyLab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which linked the spread in community transmission to travel during Memorial Day weekend. Continue reading.