4. Texas
On Wednesday, Texas officials announced a startling increase in confirmed cases and hospitalizations. The state reported a record daily case count of 2,504, a sharp increase from the second-highest count of 1,949 recorded on May 31. Particularly, The Hill reports that 21 percent of new confirmed cases are located in Jefferson County, which is home to three correctional facilities. This indicates that the population distributed through prisons plays a part in their extraordinarily high numbers.
