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CORONAVIRUS: News Updates

Wednesday's news on the global pandemic.

The Orlando Magic arrived at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex yesterday for the NBA's restart and announced that one of its players had tested positive for COVID-19. They did not reveal which player. (ABC News)

The U.S. on Tuesday set a new single day record with more than 60,000 positive cases. (ABC News)

The 2020 State Fair of Texas has been cancelled. (Eater)

At least eight Mississippi lawmakers, who had been working at the state Capitol where many people did not wear masks, have tested positive for COVID-19. (Time)

Texas topped 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time on Tuesday. It also reported more than 9000 hospitalizations and 60 deaths. (CNBC)

There are now approximately 11.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, with more than 543,000 deaths. (Johns Hopkins)

In the U.S. there are approximately 3 million confirmed cases, with more than 131,000 deaths. (Johns Hopkins)

Several Florida hospitals have run out of ICU beds. (The Washington Post)

Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is "still knee-deep in first wave" of pandemic. (The Guardian)

The White House has submitted formal notification of the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization. (NBC News)

Florida's education commissioner has ordered the state's schools to open to all students five days a week this fall, despite soaring infection numbers there. (NBC News)

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He was tested on Monday after experiencing symptoms and a fever. Bolsonaro has downplayed the pandemic, despite more than 65,000 deaths in Brazil. (TMZ)

The city of Chicago announced Monday it is requiring visitors from 15 states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days once they arrive. (USA Today)

Harvard and Princeton announced that less than 50 percent of their students will be allowed back on campus in the fall with the majority of teaching being done remotely. (Forbes)

Georgia announced that students at all of the state's public universities will be required to wear masks inside all campus facilities and buildings beginning July 15th. (ABC News)


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