Texas breaks record with nearly 7,000 new coronavirus cases

Texas officials announced nearly 7,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, breaking the state’s record for the total number of confirmed cases in one day.The new daily record of 6,975 cases sits far higher than the state’s previous record of around 6,000 cases.The news comes as trend lines indicate that the rate of new infections in the state is sharply accelerating even as other hotspots such as New York have seen levels of new cases receding….