"Covid-19 Pandemic Update 10/22/20"

by David Leonhardt

10/22/20

"• Boston halted in-person schooling for those students who had returned, after the city’s test positivity rate climbed above 5 percent.

• The death toll in the U.S. yesterday - 1,170 - was the highest in more than a month.

• A court ordered California’s most notorious prison, San Quentin, to reduce its number of inmates by half. More than 2,200 people there have been infected, and 28 have died.

• No, mouthwash will not protect you from the virus. The Times’s Katherine Wu debunks a misleading story that has gained popularity online this week."

Oct 22, 2020, 12:21 AM ET:

 Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak 

The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 41,233,100 

people, according to official counts, including 8,378,512 Americans.

      Oct 22, 2020 12:21 AM ET: 

Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count

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- https://www.zerohedge.com/

OCT 22, 2020 3:16 PM: "COVID-19 Records Shattered Across Europe As France Tops 40k New Cases: Live Updates"

OCT 22, 2020 9:24 AM: "Central Europe Reports Record Jump In COVID-19 Cases; US Hospitalizations Hit 2-Month High: Live Updates"

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Updated 10/22/20, 5:24 AM ET

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- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

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