Sunday, November 1, 2020

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 11/1/20"

 by Remy Tumin and Judith Levitt

Nov. 1, 2020: "Two days before the presidential election, the coronavirus is so widespread not even American health officials are able to keep up. The U.S. has recorded its worst week of known coronavirus infections with more than 500,000 new cases reported and a single-day record of 99,784 new cases on Friday, surpassing nine million total cases nationwide.
At least 1,200 counties - a full third of the country - qualify as a virus hot spot. Above, medics respond to a Covid-19 patient in Glen Burnie, Md.

Many people are coming to a frightening conclusion: They have no idea where the virus is spreading. As one public health expert put it: “It’s just kind of everywhere.”


And in Europe, Britain announced expansive new restrictions that effectively establish a national lockdown, joining France, Germany, Belgium and Ireland in shutting down large parts of their societies to try to keep their hospitals from being overwhelmed amid vast second-wave surges in coronavirus infections."

Oct 31, 2020 8:11 PM ET: 
The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 45,990,300 
people, according to official counts, including 9,198,326 Americans.

      Oct 31, 2020 8:11 PM ET: 
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
NOV 1, 2020 7:35 AM: "'Le Grand Escape' From Paris: Footage Shows Record-Breaking Traffic Gridlock Hours Before Lockdown" "One newspaper calculated that lines of cars stretched over 430 miles in and around capital hours before stay-at-home orders took effect."

Updated 11/1/20, 5:24 AM ET
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