Our daily update is published. States reported 636k tests, 245k less than last Thursday. Today's case count is 43k, and the death toll is 1,117.
Texas started clearing multiple case backlogs this week. The state’s health department noted that case numbers might be inaccurate for several days as counts "will include some older cases over the next few days."
Guam reported 105 new cases today, the highest single-day number so far. The territory is also reporting testing issues as DPHSS is reaching its storage capacity for specimens. DPHSS said there will be a delay in test results.
Despite ongoing data issues, some key COVID-19 data points are finally beginning to trend positively. Read more in our Weekly Update: covidtracking.com/blog/finally-s…
We're experiencing a Google service disruption that is affecting our API, so today's numbers still haven't been added. We're working to fix it.
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