People lounge on the beach in Cocoa Beach, Florida, the United States, on May 28, 2020.(Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

A forecast from the University of Washington warns that U.S. death toll of COVID-19 would near 180,000 by Oct. 1.

WASHINGTON, June 27  -- Many states in the United States have moved to halt or backtrack their economic reopening following a sudden surge of new COVID-19 infections this week.

Governor Ron DeSantis of southeastern U.S. state Florida on Friday ordered to close bars immediately as a record of 8,942 new COVID-19 cases were reported in a single day. The previous record of 5,511 was set just two days ago.

With Friday's tally, Florida now has reported nearly 123,000 coronavirus cases, with more than 32,000 of them confirmed just over the last seven days.

In Texas, one of the earliest states to begin reopening, all bars and similar establishments that receive more than 51 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages are required to close at 12:00 p.m. Friday (1700 GMT), according to an executive order issued by governor Greg Abbott.

The order also banned outdoor gatherings of 100 or more people unless approved by local governments.

The number of daily confirmed COVID-19 new cases in Texas broke records three times this week, bringing the total positive cases in the state to nearly 132,000 on Thursday.