[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Arizona, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are each recording their highest number of hospitalizations
- California recorded its highest number of daily new COVID-19 cases throughout the entire pandemic Monday, with 5,019 infections in just 24 hours
- Concerns are building over an outbreak among the San Quentin prison population in Marin County, where 342 have now tested positive
- Officials also traced a new outbreak in Shasta County back to a man who broke social distancing rules to attend a 'large family gathering' where he infected 12
- Gov. Newsom said the state could return to lockdown if cases continue to soar
- Texas, which was one of the first states to start reopening back in April, has reached an all-time high with 5,489 new cases Tuesday
- Republican Governor Greg Abbott warned Texans the outbreak is now 'rampant' and gave local officials more powers to reduce the size of outdoor gatherings
- In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis warned Tuesday he will be cracking down on bars and restaurants that flout social distancing guidelines
- He said 'the grim reaper for business licenses' will come down hard on violators
- A similar hard line is being adopted in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy said after images circulated on social media of large crowds at reopened bars
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