Our daily update is published. States reported a record number of tests (823k) and cases (67k), possibly reflecting holiday weekend backlog. We saw a large jump in hospitalizations due, in part, to Florida beginning to report. States logged 200 more deaths than last Friday. 
The biggest change in the data is in the number of COVID-19 patients who are currently hospitalized. With the addition of Florida's 7k hospitalizations, we’re now over 51,000. We have not seen those numbers since the first week of May—and they do not seem likely to decline soon.
Florida’s data is for “hospitalizations with primary diagnosis of COVID.” We're unsure how this definition compares to other states' reporting. Many of the local FL journalists who pushed so hard for this data release are trying to get clarity about which patients that includes.
For the record, we compile current hospitalizations for 48 states and DC now. There are variations in how states count their COVID-19 patients. Because these numbers measure strain on the hospital system, we record both confirmed and suspected COVID-19 hospitalizations.
From June 10 to July 10, these five states have seen generally rising cases and steadily increasing hospitalizations.
The upward trend holds for death data. Though the data is less smooth, between June 10 and July 10, the seven-day average of deaths reported by Arizona, California, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas has almost doubled.
But the problems extend beyond those hotspots. 15 states reported over 1000 cases today. Georgia reported nearly 4500.
At the peak in New York on April 15, that state hit 595 cases per million.
Arizona (580) *and* Louisiana (568) approached that number today.
Arizona (580) *and* Louisiana (568) approached that number today.
To end on the one highlight from the day, states reported more than 800k tests for the first time.
That's still only half the number of daily tests currently recommended by @HarvardGH.
That's still only half the number of daily tests currently recommended by @HarvardGH.
You can create your own charts with the data here: covidtracking.com/data/charts
We added new mobile-friendly formats yesterday, too.
We added new mobile-friendly formats yesterday, too.
