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Now, 257 more lives lost to coronavirus. this brings the total deaths in the state to more than 6800 people and more than 77,000 confirmed cases. the editorial board is making an urgent plea to state leadership in an editorial titled help is out, governor santos. were dying here. and writing in part, your refusal to impose a mask order, a requirement in effect is out of touch with the mainstream. issue a mask mandate, governor. if you can wear one in public, so can we all. rosemary is the editor...

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Breaking news. >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." it is friday, july 31st, 6:00 here in new york. john berman is off. jim sciutto joins me. this morning the united states is facing dueling emergencies. in addition to the coronavirus crisis, a rapidly intensifying hurricane is now threatening the entire east coast. this morning the hurricane named isaias is taking aim at florida. the state has shut down all coronavirus testing sites...

Life works in mysterious ways. >> lets hope these measures keep everybody safe. thank you very much for the update. we have breaking news to get to. "new day" continues right now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." john berman is off. jim sciutto joins me. great to have you. >> great to be here this morning. >> its a busy morning. the united states is facing dueling emergencies. in addition...

West palm beach. whats the latest? >> reporter: nearly 10,000 new cases here in the state of florida and a record number of deaths. 253 deaths to report. this is the third day in a row that we have seen a record number of deaths. yesterday, we saw 216 deaths. we have more than 6,500 floridians who have died from the coronavirus statewide. the positivity rate is 19.3%, well above the 10% threshold theyre looking for. and still about 8400 people hospitalized in the state here. also, less than 17% ...

Workers or shelter workers? are the shelters even open? can you safely social distance? these are all questions as were facing this hurricane coming towards us in the midst of the pandemic. the state is closing all of the testing sites. here in palm beach county they closed eight of them. in the three hardest hit, miami-dade, broward and palm beach, theyve closed 33 testing sites. the tents would not be able to withstand the hurricane force winds. all of this probably top of mind and will likely...

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War, not during the great depression, not during world war ii. the co-founder of the influential and conservative federalist society called the presidents suggestion grounds for immediate impeachment, jim. >> those comments in that piece notable among really a chorus of opposition across the board. so how will states across the east coast, including florida, deal with the threat of a hurricane in the midst of a widening pandemic? a leading doctor who just endured the countrys most recent hurri...

Closed eight of them, in broward county they closed 12, miami-dade 13. so 33 testing sites are closed in the hardest hit counties in the state of florida. they took down the tents and polls because they cannot withstand the winds. and all of this could be part of todays big hearing starting at 9:00 a.m. on capitol hill, the nations top health officials going to tackle the issue of the need for a comprehensive nationwide coronavirus plan. its amazing that we are still even talking about the need ...

Thats well above the 10% threshold that theyre looking for. and still, about 8,400 people hospitalized in the state here. also, less than 17% of all icu beds are left in the state. and nearly 50 hospitals say they dont have any icu beds left, at all. and on top of these very disturbing numbers, the state of florida is now bracing for a tropical storm or possible hurricane in the next day or so. so, florida has decided to close all state-run coronavirus testing sites, including the one that i am ...