U.S. coronavirus deaths rise by nearly 1,300 for first time since May

California, Florida and Texas, the three most-populous states, reported one-day record spikes in deaths on Tuesday, together accounting for 584 of the 1,292 new deaths. Tuesday's surge in deaths comes on top of U.S. deaths rising on a weekly basis for three weeks in a row. A spike in infections in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas this month has overwhelmed hospitals.