这部小说冠状病毒大流行现在已经在全球范围内造成超过664，000人死亡。
根据约翰·霍普金斯大学系统科学与工程中心收集的数据，全球已有超过1690万人被诊断患有由新的呼吸道病毒引起的COVID-19。据信实际数字要高得多，这是由于检测短缺、许多未报告的病例以及怀疑一些政府隐瞒或淡化本国疫情的范围。
美国已经成为受影响最严重的国家，确诊病例超过440万。周三，美国死亡人数攀升至150，000人，目前为150，649人。
晚上9:35:夏威夷第一次跨越100个日常案例
官员们周三表示，夏威夷周三报告了创纪录数量的新COVID-19病例，集会导致了病例的增加。
州长大卫·伊格尔在新闻发布会上说，该州每天新增109例病例，这是该州首次突破100例。
官员们说，到目前为止，7月份已经有958起病例，比迄今为止的任何其他月份都多。
2020年7月28日，星期二，夏威夷，凯鲁阿，一年级老师香农·艾伦在爱卡希小学准备教室。
Ige说，他现在正在考虑实施限制，包括关闭酒吧，限制10人的集会和限制在海滩上的社交集会。
Ige说:“我们看到感染发生在家庭和朋友的个人聚会上。”
国家卫生部主任布鲁斯·安德森说，葬礼也是造成“许多病例”的原因之一。
晚上9点15分:洛杉矶县报告了创纪录的19人死亡
周三，洛杉矶县报告了其最高的COVID-19死亡人数。
有91个新的死亡，虽然官员说有积压的报告，一些死亡发生得更早。该县共有4，516例COVID-19死亡。
埃里克·加希提市长在周三的新闻发布会上说，在医疗机构之外，死亡人数中有三分之二是男性。
加尔塞蒂说:“所以男人们，戴上面具。”“男人，承担责任和社会距离。”
该县的其他COVID-19数字略好于前几周。加尔塞蒂说，该县目前每450人中就有一人被认为具有传染性，而上周每320人中就有一人。
下午7:15:美国报告了自5月中旬以来的大部分死亡
根据COVID追踪项目，美国记录了自五月中旬以来最高的COVID-19死亡人数。
该项目发现，周三有1418人死亡，是自5月15日以来的最高水平。
该项目称，这一数字主要是由南部各州推动的，该州周三报告了962例死亡。其中近三分之一在德克萨斯州，该州报告了创纪录的313起。
该项目指出，该州已经改变了计算死亡人数的方法，飓风汉娜可能造成了一些积压，可能影响了报告的人数。
下午6:40:马里兰扩大了面具订单，不鼓励前往热点地区
马里兰州州长拉里·霍根周三表示，在COVID-19住院人数上升的情况下，该州正在扩大其口罩授权，并实施了一项州外旅行建议。
5岁及5岁以上的玛丽兰德人现在将被要求在所有企业的公共场所和公共场所佩戴面部遮盖物，如果不能保持身体距离的话。新法令将于周五下午5点生效。该法令是对现行法令的扩展，自4月18日起生效，该法令要求商店和公共交通工具使用面部遮盖物。
该州也立即建议不要去阳性率为10%或更高的州。截至周三，该州称其建议适用于九个州:阿拉巴马州、亚利桑那州、佛罗里达州、乔治亚州、爱达荷州、路易斯安那州、内布拉斯加州、南卡罗来纳州和德克萨斯州。
巴尔的摩金莺俱乐部的工作人员在金莺队和纽约扬基队在金莺公园于2020年7月29日在巴尔的摩卡姆登码比赛开始前，清洁球员鞋的照片。
霍根说，马里兰州也暂停了重新开放;全州范围内，这是一个三阶段计划的第二阶段。
霍根说:“我们在健康指标方面做得比美国其他大部分地区都好，我们在经济复苏方面做得比美国其他大部分地区都好，我们想尽一切努力保持这种状况。”
根据州数据，马里兰州有86，285例COVID-19确诊病例。其检测阳性率接近5%。7月份住院人数和新病例稳步上升。
下午5:05:德克萨斯州报告了创纪录的死亡人数
周三，受灾严重的德克萨斯州报告了创纪录的313起死亡事件，使该州的总死亡人数达到6190人。
该州从未在一天内报告超过200起。
2020年7月28日，休斯顿联合纪念医疗中心，医务人员在COVID-19重症监护室治疗一名患者。
达拉斯县官员称，周三该县也报告了创纪录的日均COVID-19死亡人数，新增36人死亡。
一名官员告诉美国广播公司新闻，美国陆军正在向德克萨斯州的海岸湾和格兰德河流域增派大约255名陆军后备医疗特遣队人员，以支援医院。
下午2:20:新泽西州再次成为“热点”
由国土安全部发布并由美国广播公司新闻获得的“每日热点分类”报告确定了30个州的98个新热点。
其中21个是“新兴热点”。
新出现的热点地区包括位于费城附近的新泽西州卡姆登县，以及包括普林斯顿和特伦顿在内的美世县。自4月13日以来，这些县没有出现在热点名单上。
包括大西洋城在内的新泽西州的大西洋县也回到了名单中，最后一次出现在5月3日。
2020年7月4日独立日周末，人们聚集在新泽西州大西洋城的海滩上。
其他热点包括:俄亥俄州的迈阿密县;威斯康星州沃帕卡县;俄克拉荷马州奥克马尔基县;德克萨斯州麦迪逊县;密苏里州克雷县;和亚利桑那州的吉拉县。
下午1点54分:乔治敦移动课程全部在线
美国政府周三表示，乔治城大学今年秋季将本科生和研究生的课程全部转移到网上，“因为这种传播正在加速。”
本月早些时候，乔治敦大学表示，计划将包括新生在内的一些本科生带到校园。
乔治城大学校长约翰·j·德乔治说:“我们正在根据当前的流行病情况修改这一方法。”“我们计划在健康条件允许的情况下尽快引入现场课程要素。”
2020年7月7日，华盛顿特区乔治敦大学主校区的图书馆前，一个提醒人们戴口罩的标志。
邻近的乔治华盛顿大学周一宣布，今年秋季所有本科课程都将在线。
下午12点45分:阿拉巴马州政府扩大了全州范围的面具授权，鼓励课堂学习
阿拉巴马州州长凯·艾维周三表示，原定于本周五到期的“在家更安全”法令现已延期至8月底。
艾维在新闻发布会上说，这包括将全州范围的口罩法令延长至8月31日。
她说，在学校，二年级学生到大学生都必须戴口罩。
艾维说，她鼓励学校在可能的时间和地点逐步引入课堂学习。
阿拉巴马教师反对Covid-19抗议学校在冠状病毒大流行期间在阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利市德克斯特大街重新开放。，2020年7月23日。
“我尊重那些选择使用虚拟教室的地区，”艾维说，并补充说，她相信“让我们的孩子呆在家里会有所帮助。”
州长说:“这种下滑可能会对阿拉巴马州的未来——我们的年轻人——产生巨大的负面影响。”
阿拉巴马州伯明翰的飞利浦学院学校展示了一个关闭的标志。，2020年4月28日。
根据州数据，阿拉巴马州有超过81，000例确诊病例和超过1，400例确诊死亡病例。
州卫生官员斯科特·哈里斯博士周三说，在过去的几天里，一些医院创下了历史新高的病人数量。
上午11:10:佛罗里达报道了创纪录的第二天死亡
在受灾严重的佛罗里达州，在过去的24小时内报告了217例新的死亡病例，这是连续第二天创纪录的死亡，该州卫生部周三表示。
2020年7月14日，迈阿密，急救医疗技术人员(EMT)带着一名患者抵达，同时一辆殡仪车开始离开治疗冠状病毒病(COVID-19)患者的北岸医疗中心。
2020年7月26日，人们在佛罗里达州赫尔南多县橡树山医院的急诊室门口外被看到。
周二，该部门表示，在此前的24小时内，已有创纪录的191人死亡。
根据佛罗里达州医疗保健管理局的数据，截至周三早上，该州15.69%的成人重症监护室床位是可用的。
该机构称，门罗、奥克切比和普特纳姆这三个县没有重症监护室床位。
随着医院和医疗中心提供最新信息，这些数字预计会全天波动。
上午10:25:路易·格尔莫特议员被诊断患有COVID-19
拒绝戴面具的德克萨斯州共和党议员路易·戈梅尔特说，消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，冠状病毒检测呈阳性。
2020年7月28日，华盛顿特区，美国国会游客中心，众议院司法委员会听证会前，众议员路易·戈梅尔特向司法部长威廉·巴尔提问
知情人士称，戈梅尔特之所以接受测试，是因为他将与唐纳德·特朗普总统一起前往德克萨斯州。知情人士称，戈梅尔特在白宫接受了预检，在确诊后，他回到了国会山的办公室，通知了他的工作人员。
他的员工没有回应置评请求。
戈梅尔特在周二的众议院司法委员会听证会上代表司法部长威廉·巴尔。
司法部发言人克里·库佩克说，巴尔将于周三接受COVID-19测试。周二的视频显示，戈梅尔特走进听证室时离巴尔很近;两人都没有戴面具。
戈梅尔特是第10位被诊断患有COVID-19的国会议员。
上午9:40:在奥斯汀，青少年、青春期前的青少年的阳性率最高
奥斯汀临时卫生局的马克·埃斯科特博士说，在过去的两周内，奥斯汀10岁到19岁的人的平均阳性率最高，美国广播公司奥斯汀分公司报道。
2020年7月27日，奥斯汀会议中心的一家临时医院里，一个社会距离标志在展示。
据埃斯科特称，学区官员称，预计20%至25%的学生在新学年开始时会在家学习。
根据县数据，包括奥斯汀在内的特拉维斯县有超过19，900例冠状病毒病例。
上午8:54:华盛顿西部的死亡人数自3月以来首次上升
自2006年3月以来，华盛顿西部的冠状病毒死亡人数首次上升。据美国广播公司西雅图分公司KOMO称，美国卫生部周二表示。
华盛顿州亚基马，人们在果园工作，拉着设备准备削苹果树。，2020年6月16日。
KOMO说，华盛顿东部的死亡人数继续上升。
据韩国医学组织称，该报告称，年轻人中出现了新的病例集中现象。
报告称，大多数年龄组的住院率都在上升。
据KOMO报道，卫生部长约翰·威斯曼说:“由于病毒继续在华盛顿州蔓延，我们仍然面临着病毒大量增长的巨大风险。”“而且，随着它进入更脆弱的年龄组，我非常担心住院和死亡将继续增加。”
凌晨4点25分:德克萨斯州麦克艾伦会议中心将用于治疗冠状病毒患者
德克萨斯州州长格雷格·艾伯特周二宣布，麦克艾伦会议中心将被改造成一个临时医疗设施，用于治疗冠状病毒患者。
雅培公司周二视察了格兰德河流域，调查了汉娜飓风造成的损失，并会见了当地领导人，他们正在努力应对飓风造成的损失和冠状病毒大流行。
雅培说:“如果有一件事，我想强调给每个人在格兰德河流域是这样的:飓风没有消除COVID-19。”
雅培宣布了几个旨在帮助硅谷的主要步骤，包括:
-麦卡伦会议中心将被改造成治疗冠状病毒患者的临时医疗设施。雅培说，会议中心的最大容量将是250名病人。
-美国国防部将向硅谷增派医疗队。一支美国陆军预备役部队周二抵达卡梅伦县，协助当地医院。
另一支美国陆军预备役部队将于周三抵达伊达尔戈县，协助DHR卫生部。
雅培说:“这是超过2000名医务人员，我们已经分配到这个地区。”
斯塔尔县法官埃洛伊·维拉说，医院容量仍然是一个主要问题。
维拉说，增加伊达尔戈县和卡梅伦县的产能将有助于斯塔尔县。
上午3:07:伊利诺伊州73起COVID案件追溯到7月4日
卫生官员称，苏黎世湖的COVID-19病毒爆发现已造成73人死亡，该事件可追溯到7月4日的几次集会。
7月初，在苏黎世湖高中的一群学生中首次发现了疫情。伊利诺伊州莱克县的卫生官员说，接触者追踪现在使他们相信感染来自多个7月4日聚会，而不是超级传播者事件的结果。
莱克县卫生部门的汉娜·戈林说:“我们已经确定了多个发生COVID-19感染的小型集会。”
疫情是在预定在苏黎世湖高中举行的体育夏令营的第一天被发现的，当时几名学生在初步健康检查中呈阳性。夏令营被取消了，一个流动测试小组被送到高中几天。向该地区的人提供免费测试。
戈林说:“至少有一半的病例是苏黎士湖高中的学生，但也有家长和家庭成员以及来自其他社区成员的人与此次疫情有关。”
县官员说，在这个过程中，他们在联系追踪方面遇到了一些麻烦，因为许多人要么忽略信息，要么延迟回复，要么干脆不接电话。他们说，他们真的需要任何因为可能接触到COVID-19而被追踪者联系的人认真对待这个电话，并尽快让他们自己接受测试。
凌晨2:06:联邦应急管理局称COVID-19的死亡人数正在激增
美国广播公司新闻获得的一份联邦应急管理局内部备忘录称，新病例正在减少，但死亡人数却在激增。
2020年7月26日，在洛杉矶以东30英里的加利福尼亚州圣迪马斯，一个人接受了一个手指刺破血样作为冠状病毒抗体快速血清学测试的一部分。佛教慈济基金会和国际医疗特别工作组(两个美国慈善组织)通过预约向任何没有COVID-19症状的人提供免费血液检测。
在截至周一的七天里，全国范围内的新病例比前一周减少了0.6%，但同期死于该疾病的人数也增加了30.1%，而且最近几天死亡人数一直在稳步上升。
上午1:59:阿拉斯加州要求所有游客在抵达前72小时内提供否定的COVID-19结果
阿拉斯加州州长迈克·邓利维星期二晚上宣布，所有到该州的游客必须在抵达前72小时内提交一份COVID-19测试的否定结果。该政策将于8月11日生效。
非居民抵达时将不再接受测试，居民抵达机场时仍可接受测试
“如果你要去其他国家，你需要打针，所以当你来这里的时候，我们不会让事情变得困难。阿拉斯加州州长迈克·邓利维在一次新闻发布会上说:“我们只是想确保首先照顾好阿拉斯加人。”
Coronavirus updates: 150,000 dead in US
The novelcoronaviruspandemic has now killed more than 664,000 people worldwide.
Over 16.9 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their nations' outbreaks.
The United States has become the worst-affected country, with more than 4.4 million diagnosed cases. On Wednesday, the U.S. death toll climbed over 150,000 and now stands at 150,649.
9:35 p.m.: Hawaii crosses 100 daily cases for 1st time
Hawaii reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with gatherings contributing to the rise, officials said Wednesday.
There were 109 daily new cases -- marking the first time that number has crossed 100 in the state, Gov. David Ige said at a press briefing.
There have been 958 cases so far in July -- more than any other month so far, officials said.
Ige said he's now considering imposing restrictions, including closing bars, limiting gatherings to 10 people and limiting social gatherings on beaches.
"We are seeing infections occurring at personal gatherings of family and friends," Ige said.
Funerals have also contributed to "a lot of the cases," Bruce Anderson, director of the state health department, said.
9:15 p.m.: LA County reports record number of COVID-19 deaths
Los Angeles County reported its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday.
There were 91 new deaths, though officials said that there was a backlog in reporting and some of the deaths occurred earlier. There have been 4,516 total COVID-19 deaths in the county.
Outside of institutions, two-thirds of those deaths were men, Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a press briefing Wednesday.
"So men, mask up," Garcetti said. "Men, take responsibility and social distance."
Other COVID-19 numbers in the county are marginally better than in previous weeks. One in 450 people in the county are thought to be currently infectious -- versus 1 in 320 last week, Garcetti said.
7:15 p.m.: US reports most deaths since mid-May
The U.S. has recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 since mid-May, according to The COVID Tracking Project.
There were 1,418 deaths reported on Wednesday, the most since May 15, the project found.
That number was largely driven by southern states, which reported 962 deaths on Wednesday, the project said. Nearly a third of those were in Texas, which reported a record 313.
The project noted that the state has changed its method of counting deaths, and Hurricane Hanna may have caused some backlog, possibly impacting the number reported.
6:40 p.m.: Maryland expands mask order, discourages travel to hotspots
Maryland is expanding its mask mandate and has implemented an out-of-state travel advisory amid rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.
Marylanders ages 5 and up will now be required to wear face coverings in public spaces of all businesses and outdoors in public when physical distancing is not possible. The new order goes into effect Friday at 5 p.m. It expands upon the existing order, in effect since April 18, which required face coverings in stores and on public transit.
The state is also immediately advising against travel to states with positivity rates of 10% or higher. As of Wednesday, the state said its advisory applies to nine states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas.
Maryland is also pausing its reopening, Hogan said; statewide it is in stage 2 of a three-stage plan.
"We are doing much better on our health metrics than most of the rest of the country, and we are doing much better on our economic recovery than most of the rest of the country, and we want to do what it takes to keep it that way," Hogan said.
Maryland has 86,285 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to state data. Its testing positivity rate is nearly 5%. Hospitalizations and new cases have increased steadily in July.
5:05 p.m.: Texas reports record fatalities
Hard-hit Texas reported a record 313 fatalities on Wednesday, bringing the state's total death toll to 6,190.
The state had never reported more than 200 in a single day.
Dallas County also reported a record high number of daily COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday with 36 new fatalities, county officials said.
The U.S. Army is sending roughly an additional 255 Army Reserve medical task force personnel to the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley in Texas to support hospitals, an official told ABC News.
2:20 p.m.: NJ counties reemerging as 'hot spots'
A "daily hot spot triage" report distributed by the Department of Homeland Security and obtained by ABC News identifies 98 emerging hot spots in 30 states.
Twenty-one of these are “new emerging hot spots."
Among the new emerging hot spots are New Jersey's Camden County, located near Philadelphia, and Mercer County, which includes Princeton and Trenton. These counties had not been on the hot spot list since April 13.
Atlantic County, New Jersey, which includes Atlantic City, has also returned to the list, last appearing on May 3.
Other current hot spots include: Miami County, Ohio; Waupaca County, Wisconsin; Okmulgee County, Oklahoma; Madison County, Texas; Clay County, Missouri; and Gila County, Arizona.
1:54 p.m.: Georgetown moving classes all online
Georgetown University is moving classes fully online this fall for undergraduate and graduate students "due to the acceleration of the spread," the administration said Wednesday.
Earlier this month Georgetown said it planned to bring some undergraduates, including freshmen, to campus.
"We are revising this approach based on current pandemic conditions," Georgetown President John J. DeGioia said. "We plan to introduce in-person course elements as soon as health conditions permit."
Neighboring George Washington University announced Monday that all undergraduate courses would be online this fall.
12:45 p.m.: Alabama gov. extends statewide mask mandate, encourages in-classroom learning
Alabama's "safer at home" order, which was set to expire this Friday, has now been extended until the end of August, Gov. Kay Ivey said Wednesday.
This includes extending the statewide mask ordinance through Aug. 31, Ivey said at a news conference.
At school, second-graders through college students are required to wear masks, she said.
Ivey said she encourages schools to phase-in classroom learning when and where possible.
"I respect those districts that have elected to go to virtual classrooms," Ivey said, adding that she believes "a slide will come by keeping our kids at home."
"And that slide is likely to have a dramatic, negative impact on Alabama's future -- our young people," the governor said.
Alabama has over 81,000 confirmed cases and more than 1,400 confirmed fatalities, according to state data.
In the last few days, some hospitals have set all-time high patient numbers, state health officer Dr. Scott Harris said Wednesday.
11:10 a.m.: Florida reports 2nd day of record-setting deaths
In hard-hit Florida, 217 new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours -- a second day in a row of record-setting deaths, the state's health department said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the department said a record 191 new fatalities had been reported in the previous 24 hours.
Throughout Florida, 15.69% of the state's adult ICU beds were available as of Wednesday morning, according to the state's Agency for Healthcare Administration.
Three counties -- Monroe, Okeechobee and Putnam -- had no ICU beds, the agency said.
These numbers are expected to fluctuate throughout the day as hospitals and medical centers provide updates.
10:25 a.m.: Rep. Louis Gohmert diagnosed with COVID-19
Congressman Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican who has refused to wear a mask,has tested positive for the coronavirus, sources told ABC News.
People familiar with the matter said Gohmert was tested because he was slated to travel with President Donald Trump to Texas. Gohmert was pre-screened at the White House, and following his positive diagnosis, he returned to his Capitol Hill office to inform his staff, people familiar with the matter said.
His staff has not responded to requests for comment.
Gohmert was in the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday for Attorney General William Barr's hearing.
Barr will be tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday, Department of Justice spokesperson Kerri Kupec said. Video from Tuesday showed Gohmert walking into the hearing room in close proximity to Barr; neither wore a mask.
Gohmert is the 10th member of Congress to be diagnosed with COVID-19.
9:40 a.m.: Teens, pre-teens make up highest positivity rate in Austin
Those ages 10 to 19 have had the highest positivity rate average in Austin in the last two weeks, Austin Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott said,ABC Austin affiliate KVUE reported.
According to Escott, school district officials say 20% to 25% of students are expected to learn from home when the school year begins, KVUE reported.
Travis County, which includes Austin, has over 19,900 coronavirus cases, according to county data.
8:54 a.m.: Deaths on the rise in western Washington for 1st time since March
Coronavirus deaths are on the rise in western Washington for the first time since March,the state's department of health said Tuesday, according to ABC Seattle affiliate KOMO.
Deaths are continuing to rise in eastern Washington, KOMO said.
There's a new concentration of cases among young adults, the report said, according to KOMO.
Hospitalizations are on the rise with most age groups, the report said.
"We are still at great risk for significant growth as the virus continues to spread in Washington state," Secretary of Health John Wiesman said, according to KOMO. "And, as it moves into more vulnerable age groups, I am very concerned that hospitalizations and deaths will continue to increase."
4:25 a.m.: McAllen, Texas Convention Center will be used to treat coronavirus patients
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that the McAllen Convention Center would be transformed into a temporary medical facility to treat coronavirus patients.
Abbott visited the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Hanna and meet with local leaders -- who are contending with both hurricane damage and the coronavirus pandemic.
"And if there's one thing that I want to emphasize to everyone in the Rio Grande Valley it is this: This hurricane has not eliminated COVID-19," Abbott said.
Abbott announced several major steps designed to assist the Valley, including:
-The McAllen Convention Center will be transformed into a temporary medical facility to treat coronavirus patients. The convention center's maximum capacity will be 250 patients, Abbott said.
-The U.S. Department of Defense will deploy additional medical teams to the Valley. A U.S. Army Reserve unit arrived in Cameron County on Tuesday to assist local hospitals.
Another U.S. Army Reserve unit will arrive in Hidalgo County on Wednesday to assist DHR Health.
"This is on top of the more than 2,000 medical personnel that we have already allocated to this region," Abbott said.
Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said hospital capacity remains a major problem.
Adding capacity in Hidalgo County and Cameron County will help Starr County, Vera said.
3:07 a.m.: 73 COVID cases in Illinois traced to July 4 parties
Seventy-three people are now part of a COVID-19 outbreak in Lake Zurich which has been traced back to several Fourth of July gatherings, health officials said.
The outbreak was first detected in a group of Lake Zurich High School students earlier in July. Lake County, Illinois, health officials said contact tracing has now led them to believe the infections stem from multiple July 4 parties, and was not the result of a super spreader event.
"We have identified multiple smaller gatherings where COVID-19 infections occurred," said Hannah Goering, Lake County Health Department.
The outbreak was detected on the first day of an athletic camp scheduled to take place to Lake Zurich High School, when several students tested positive during an initial health screening. The camp was cancelled, and a mobile testing unit was sent to the high school for several days. Free testing was offered to those in the area.
"At least half of the cases are Lake Zurich High School students, but there are also parents and family members and people from other community members tied to this outbreak," Goering said.
County officials said during this process they've had some trouble with contact tracing, as many people have either ignored messages, delayed responding, or simply didn't pick up the phone. They said they really need anyone who is contacted by a tracer because of possible exposure to COVID-19 to take the call seriously and get themselves tested as soon as possible.
2:06 a.m.: FEMA says the the COVID-19 death toll is surging
An internal FEMA memo obtained by ABC News reports that new cases are going down but deaths are surging.
In the seven days ending Monday, new cases nationwide have decreased 0.6% from the previous week but that time period also saw a 30.1% increase in deaths from the disease and deaths have been increasing steadily in recent days.
1:59 a.m.: Alaska requiring all visitors to have negative COVID-19 result within 72 hours prior to arrival
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday evening that all visitors to the state will have to present a negative result on a COVID-19 test performed within 72 hours prior to arrival. The policy goes into effect on August 11.
Testing will no longer be available for non-residents when they arrive and residents can still be tested when arriving at the airport
"If you are going to other countries you require shots so we are not trying to make this difficult when you come here. We just want to make sure we are taking care of Alaskans first," said Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy during a press briefing.
ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Marilyn Heck, Ahmad Hemingway, Lea La Rosa, Alex Mallin, Josh Margolin, John Parkinson, Jordyn Phelps, Ben Siegel, Gina Sunseri and Scott Withers contributed to this report.
