By the numbers: Over half the country — 26 states — have seen their coronavirus caseloads increase over the past week.
New cases are up 77% in Arizona, 75% in Michigan, 70% in Texas and 66% in Florida.
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California, which has seen steady increases for weeks, recorded a 47% jump in new infections over the past week.
These steep increases come after weeks of steadily climbing cases or back-and-forth results across the South, Midwest and West Coast. Only the New York region and parts of New England — the earliest hotspots — have consistently managed to get their caseloads down throughout May and June.
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