LISA SHUMAKER : US deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally.This is the fastest increase in fatalities since the United States went from 100,000 cases to 110,000 cases in 11 days in early June, according to the tally.Nationally, COVID-19 deaths have risen for three weeks in a row while the number of new cases week-over-week recently fell for the first time since June.A spike in infections in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas this month has overwhelmed hospitals.
The rise has forced states to make a U-turn on reopening economies that were restricted by lockdowns in March and April to slow the spread of the.