US: Tulsa county's surge in coronavirus cases 'likely' due to Trump rally, says official

As Tulsa County recorded a surge in new coronavirus infections this week, health officials in Oklahoma blamed US President Donald Trump's rally for latest spike. According to reports, Tulsa health department director Bruce Dart, when asked wher explosion in new cases was due to Donald Trump's June 20 rally, said, "more than likely" that h contributed. Following Trump's rally, Tulsa has been logging in record daily cases of COVID-19, including 266 on July 8. 

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Donald Trump was warned by health experts who h said that holding a rally amidst coronavirus outbreak could be dangerous. Top CDC official Dr. Anthony Fauci h also warned against organizing a rally amidst pandemic saying it could be 'risky'. On morning of Trump's rally, six White House staffers, including two Secret Service nts tested positive for coronavirus after which y were asked to quarantine. 

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Donald Trump's last month rally in Tulsa drew a lot of criticism over lack of social distancing among his supporters who poured in thousands to watch ir leer speak inside a sports arena in state. As per media reports and video foot from rally, most of Trump's supporters who attended event were without any face covering, which was in violation of CDC guidelines that clearly state to wear a face mask in public and crowded places. Donald Trump himself has often violated guideline, appearing publicly without any face covering, for which he has been criticised a lot. 

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US' COVID-19 tally

United States is currently worst affected country in world with 3 million coronavirus cases. According to figures by Johns Hopkins University, United States has recorded more than 1,32,000 deaths as of July 8, of which New York remains worst-hit region with over 32,200 deaths, followed by New Jersey with over 15,300 deaths. Meanwhile, world has recorded 12 million coronavirus cases and 5,48,914 deaths to date. 

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