Thread by @COVID19Tracking

Our daily update is published. States reported 591k completed tests today.

The nation hadn't ever hit 500k tests in a day before June, and has now surpassed that number 9 of the past 10 days.

For details, see: covidtracking.com

As a region, the South's 7-day average positive rate has crossed 10%.

States reported ~43k new cases today, a near record.
These numbers are a result of increased testing capturing the rapid spread of the virus across a large swath of the country.

It's important to remember that diagnostic testing only captured a small % of the actual infections in the Northeast outbreak.

Though we are setting records for *confirmed cases* — there were almost certainly more total infections at the spring peak than there are right now.

That said, the curve of each region's cumulative chart is telling. Outbreaks began at different times across the US.

You can see the ways that the outbreak has shifted since March in this timeline of cases per million people.

This is the state of things now.

(Note that OR, KS, KY LA, PA, NH, and RI did not report any new cases today.)

Nevada had never reported more than 500 cases in a day. Today, the state reported almost 1100. The positive rate and hospitalizations in the state are rising, too.

Georgia also reported a record high in cases at almost 2000. The 7-day average for cases has nearly tripled since late May.

Hospitalizations have also gone right back up after falling from May into June.

Here's a look at the weekly situation since April in Arizona, the state with the most intense outbreak right now.

Florida also reported a record number of cases today—close to 10k.

Florida remains one of the few states that does not report how many people are currently hospitalized.

Deaths have continued to fall, even as cases and hospitalizations spike across the South and West.

Here's what we do and don't know about the death trends: covidtracking.com/blog/why-chang…