SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopened just few weeks ago as coronavirus infections rates in some regions in the U.S. begin to rise.
Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases in Florida has increased by 1,422.7, or 144.4%.
There were 179.3 new cases per 100,000 people in South Carolina over the past two weeks, which ranks fourth in the country for new cases per capita.
In North Carolina, the rolling average number of daily new cases has increased by 36.8%, or 329.7 people per 100,000.
Apple’s stock price hit a record high of $356.56 in Friday’s early trading before news of the store closures rattled investors.
