California, Florida, Georgia and Texas account for half of the new coronavirus cases in the United States.
Those four states reported a combined 28,784 of the nearly 58,000 new cases reported in the U.S. on Monday. They also account for 14.8% of the 194,690 new cases worldwide.
Florida reported the largest amount, 12,624, after reporting a record setting 15,300 cases on Sunday. In late June, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis prohibited alcohol sales in bars in response to the surge. However, Walt Disney World is set to reopen two more theme parks, Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, later this week. It reopened Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on Saturday with enhanced sanitization and safety procedures.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has also taken measures to scale back the reopening of his state’s economy, including closing bars, reducing restaurant capacity, and prohibiting elective surgery in 100 counties.
On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, ordered bars closed and prohibited indoor operations at restaurants, wineries, and theaters.
In Georgia, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, is in a dispute over reopening with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Bottoms ordered a suspension of indoor services at restaurants and retailers on Friday, but Kemp said she does not have the authority to do that, as local orders cannot be more restrictive than state ones. Kemp has let restaurants remain open.
