COVID-19 Cases Soar in Texas And Florida But NASA Status Remains Unchanged

New Florida coronavirus record with 9,000 new cases; state shuts down alcohol at bars, Orlando Sentinel

"The update that comes at 11 a.m. and details cases from the previous day, showed the state has now registered 122,960 positive cases to date. The previous record for a single-day increase of 5,508 cases was reported Wednesday. It has also seen 13,987 hospitalizations, 221 additional since Thursday's report."

Texas Gov. Orders Bars To Close, Reduces Restaurant Seating As COVID-19 Cases Surge, NPR

"The rollbacks come amid a statewide surge of new coronavirus infections. On Thursday, the state health department reported 5,996 new cases, the third day in a row of record-high new infections in the state. The rate of positive test results, as of Wednesday, is also approaching 12%. "As I said from the start, if the positivity rate rose above 10%, the state of Texas would take further action to mitigate the spread of COVID-19," Abbott said."

Keith's note: Meanwhile, as the infection rate soars in Florida and Texas, KSC and JSC are still at Stage 3 - not stage 4 - as other centers in states with lesser according to NASA.

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