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Texas Deaths Rise, Florida Cases Skew Older Ahead of Test Surge

  • New temporary testing sites to open in three hard-hit states
  • ‘We are in the calm before the storm,’ USC professor says
WATCH: The U.S. government is setting up temporary coronavirus testing sites in Louisiana, Texas and Florida.Source: Bloomberg
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The federal government is ramping up coronavirus testing in Louisiana, Texas and Florida, three states seeing a surge in Covid-19 infections, as health officials attempt to get a firm grasp on how the fast-moving pandemic is evolving.