This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Thursday July 2nd, 2020. Another record setting day for new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. as 49,932 were reported, notes The New York Times. Arizona, California, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas also had record days. More than 800,000 cases were reported in the U.S. in the month of June. ICU’s in Arizona are nearing 90% capacity according to The Washington Post. Vice President Pence visited the state yesterday and said the government would send 500 medical workers to help with the onslaught of patients. California will shutdown indoor dining, movie theaters and other indoor operations in 19 counties. New York City will postpone the reopening of indoor dining. At least 23 states have put a hold on reopening plans. 

Oklahoma voted to expand Medicaid, making about 250,000 additional residents eligible for public insurance. Including those who lost coverage when they lost their job due to COVID-19 layoffs. The FDA Commissioner told ABC News, "We are on target to reach a vaccine by year's end or early next year”. US based Pfizer and German based BioNTech published data yesterday that Phase I trials of their vaccine candidate have proven safe and produce a higher immune response in subjects than patients that have recovered from the virus. Pending approval, they will move to Phase III with 30,000 subjects by the end of July. 

Israel and Palestine have recorded record levels of cases this week. Lockdowns have been reinstated in areas with high case counts. Mexico reported 741 deaths yesterday, bringing their total to 28,510 lives lost to the virus. They pass Spain and now have the 6th highest number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the world. The UK has lifted a travel ban on more than 90 countries starting Monday. Residents will no longer need to quarantine for 14 days upon return.

The locations of hotspots and U.S and Country diagnoses in a moment.  

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