Wednesday, October 21, 2020

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 10/21/20"

by David Leonhardt
10/21/20

"• The U.S. is averaging 59,000 new coronavirus cases a day, the most since the beginning of August.
• Researchers in London plan to infect volunteers with the virus then test vaccine candidates on them next year.
• With infections surging at the University of Michigan, local health officials ordered students to shelter in place for two weeks. “It’s basically a concession that the ill-conceived reopening plan didn’t work,” Nicholas Bagley, a Michigan Law professor tweeted.
• A recent surge of cases in Alaska offers a cautionary tale of pandemic life in cold weather.
• Nearly 300,000 more Americans have died this year than in a typical year. The official coronavirus death count is 220,000."

Oct 21, 2020, 9:08 AM ET:
The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 40,865,400 
people, according to official counts, including 8,316,027 Americans.

      Oct 21, 2020 9:08 AM ET: 
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count

Updated 10/21/20, 7:24 AM ET
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