The number of coronavirus tests completed daily has plateaued again, after steadily rising for about a week.
Why it matters: This is about half of what some experts say we need to be doing every day to safely return to normal life, with others saying the target is even higher. The more testing we do, the more likely we are to catch outbreaks before they get out of control.
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A month after the Trump administration changed how hospital data is reported, the public release of this data "has slowed to a crawl," the Wall Street Journal reports.
The big picture: This is the latest example of how the world's wealthiest country just can't get it together.
Nurse practitioner Barbara Corral and a research assistant conduct a COVID-19 vaccination study on August 7 in Hollywood, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Florida's health department on Tuesday reported 276 new coronavirus deaths, surpassing the state's record from July 31.
The big picture: The state also recorded over 5,800 new cases — on the low side for a state that is one of the domestic epicenters for the virus.
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