The governor of Texas temporarily halted the state's reopening on Thursday as Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations surged and the country set a new record for a one-day increase in cases.
Texas, which has been at the forefront of efforts to reopen devastated economies shut down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, has seen one of the biggest jumps in new cases, reporting more than 6,000 in a single day on Monday.
Cases rose across the United States by at least 39,818 on Thursday, the largest one-day increase of the pandemic.
