Americans debate mask mandates and reopening of schools as the country records more than 70,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the second day in a row
Medical workers from New York wearing personal protective equipments handle test samples at temporary testing site for Covid-19 in Higher Dimensions Church on July 17, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
US deaths on Friday rose by at least 912, the fourth day in a row that fatalities have exceeded 900 a day. Americans have become divided along political lines over mask orders, with conservatives more likely than liberals to call the rules a violation of their Constitutional rights. As of Friday, 30 of the state's 58 counties were on the list and schools there must remain closed. Among them are Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego counties, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the state's population.
Oklahoma City's council voted in favour of an indoor mask requirement in the absence of a statewide face-covering mandate.
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