Our daily update is published. States reported 889k tests today, the second-highest total ever, along with 68k cases.

States reported 1308 deaths today, as the 7-day average continues to rise.

One caveat on today’s total test number: Minnesota has updated their data recording, which resulted in a reduction of ~173k cumulative tests. We placed a zero in place of -173k for the daily chart above, so the real trend would be more apparent.

It’s the last day of July, which has seen a staggering resurgence of COVID-19 in America. It’s the worst month ever for cases and the average number of hospitalized people. And unsurprisingly, after declining since April, deaths rose this month.

Mississippi and Oklahoma have seen rapid growth in cases. Mississippi now rivals Florida for the highest number of cases per million population.