The United States tallied just shy of 1,000 coronavirus-related daily deaths on Saturday after a four-day streak of four-digit death tolls, the worst accounting of human loss from the virus since late May.
Nevada, Texas and South Carolina set records for their seven-day averages of daily deaths, and Mississippi and North Carolina tied their previous highs.
In Texas, the seven-day average for cases was 8,302 on Saturday as Hurricane Hanna roared ashore the state’s coast....Elsewhere in the Lone Star State, bar owners reopened Saturday night, defying a June 26 order by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to shut down. Fort Worth bar owner and “Freedom Fest” protest organizer Chris Polone said in a video posted on Facebook that out of the about 800 bar owners who participated, not one was penalized by authorities.
The county that Fort Worth is in has reported 24,562 coronavirus cases, 3,367 more since last week....