CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 16JULY 2020 10AM ET

<p><strong>(THURSDAY)</strong></p> <p><strong>HERE IS YOUR CORONAVIRUS UPDATE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HUMAN REPORT.ORG...JIM WATKINS</strong></p> <p><strong>…</strong></p> <p><strong>IN THE U.S. AT THIS HOUR….</strong></p> <p><strong>3.61 MILLION TOTAL CASES</strong></p> <p><strong>71,750 NEW CASES IN ONE DAY, A NEW RECORD</strong></p> <p><strong>140,200 DEATHS FROM COVID</strong></p> <p><strong>1,001 NEW DEATHS ON WEDNESDAY...</strong></p> <p><strong>STATES WITH THE MOST ACTIVITY...</strong></p> <p><strong>TEXAS LEADS WITH 154 UP FROM 131</strong></p> <p><strong>CALIFORNIA WITH 126, DOWN FROM 139</strong></p> <p><strong>FLORIDA WITH 112, DOWN FROM 132</strong></p> <p><strong>ARIZONA WITH 97, UP FROM 92, ITS TWO HIGHEST DEATH DAYS...</strong></p> <p><strong>ALABAMA WITH 47, UP FROM 40, ITS HIGHEST DAY SO FAR</strong></p> <p><strong>NEW JERSEY WITH 43, UP FROM 23...</strong></p> <p><strong>President Donald&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-trump"><strong>Trump</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and the administration’s public health officials recommended that Americans wear&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-masks"><strong>masks</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;when necessary, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.</strong></p> <p><strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://youtu.be/pyJUmK3fUTs?t=17"><strong>told CBS News</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;in a Wednesday interview that he encourages people to don facial coverings in a bid to curb the spread, but said it should be left up to state governors on whether to impose mask requirements. President Trump added that States should follow CDC guidelines, which says masks should be mandatory...</strong></p> <p><strong>BEST BUY, WALGREENS AND WALMART ADD TO THE LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS WHICH WILL REQUIRE FACE MASKS TO BE WORN WHILE SHOPPING IN THESE STORES TO HELP CURB THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS...</strong></p> <p><strong>TOKYO AND HONG KONG CONTINUE TO DO BATTLE WITH FIGHTING OUTBREAKS…JAPAN RECENTLY ISSUED A “RED ALERT” DUE TO A SPIKE IN NEW CASES….HO