"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:

 Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak 

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

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- https://www.zerohedge.com/

OCT 21, 2020 1:03 PM: "New York COVID-19 Cases Top 2,000 For First Time Since May: Live Updates"

OCT 21, 2020 8:03 AM: "Chinese City Launches Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine Program; India Outbreak Continues To Slow: Live Updates"

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

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

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