A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 775,000 people worldwide.
More than 21.7 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are thought to be much higher due to lack of testing, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the extent of their outbreaks.
Since the first cases were discovered in China in December, the United States has been the least affected country, with more than 5.4 million diagnosed cases and at least 170,055 deaths.
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8:15 a.m .: Bolivia’s case counts 100,000 at noon of protests
More than 100,000 people in Bolivia have now been diagnosed with COVID-19.
The Bolivian Ministry of Public Health announced the grim milestone on Sunday night, noting that 60% of diagnosed cases remain active, including 1,198 new infections. There were also 55 additional coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 4,058 nationwide.
The South American nation plunged into chaos and civil unrest last month after the government decided to postpone the first round of presidential elections due to the coronavirus pandemic. The vote, which would first be held in May, will now take place on 18 October.
Thousands of people continued to protest in the streets.
7:23 p.m .: Tulsa sees increase in teachers willing to submit
An increasing number of teachers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are trying to read wills amid the coronavirus pandemic and fears of returning to class, according to a report by local ABC branch KTUL.
The Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association told KTUL that teachers’ applications for wills have increased by 200% since May.
Tulsa Public Schools is set to resume lessons virtually on August 31st.
Teachers told KTUL that they are grateful that the school district is starting distance education for the first nine weeks and they hope it will be extended if the city’s COVID-19 numbers do not go down. They said they were afraid to bring the virus home to their families.
6:18 p.m .: Arizona school district cancels classes due to absence of staff
A school district in Arizona was forced to cancel classes Monday after more than 100 staff members called.
The JO Combs Unified School District in Pinal County, Arizona was set to resume classes in person, but parents noted in a letter Friday that “we received a full volume of staff waivers on Monday for health and safety concerns” . ”
“Due to this insufficient staff level, schools will not be able to reopen on Monday as planned,” the school district said. “This means that all classes, including virtual learning, will be canceled. At this time, we do not know the time of this distance from staff, and we cannot yet confirm when instruction in person can be restored.”
The school district added that they “will continue to monitor the situation and will share an update no later than 5pm on Monday.”
A spokesman for the school district told Phoenix ABC branch KNXV that at least 109 people, including teachers and office staff, had asked not to work.
Last week, the head of the Arizona Department of Health Care and the state’s superintendent of public instruction issued a series of guidelines that public schools were encouraged to use when deciding whether COVID-19 infection rates were low enough. are to safely reopen for full person learning.
5:37 a.m.: The death toll from India’s coronavirus crosses 50,000
The Ministry of Health of India recorded 941 additional coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 50,921.
The country of 1.3 billion people has the fourth-highest death toll in the world from COVID-19, behind the United States, Brazil and Mexico, according to a real-time record held by Johns Hopkins University.
More than 2.6 million people in India have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began – the third-highest count in the world.
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4:29 p.m .: Another school closes its doors in Georgia amid emerging cases
A third school in Cherokee County, Georgia has been shut down due to a growing cluster of coronavirus cases among its students and staff.
The Cherokee County School District announced Sunday that it is temporarily closing Creekview High School in Canton, Georgia, with hopes of reopening personal classes there on Aug. 31.
“This weekend, the number of positive cases at Creekview High School increased to a total of 25, with 500 of its 1,800 personal students currently under precautionary quarantine, and additional tests pending a total increase in quarantine. , “the Cherokee County School District said in a statement. “We understand that these closures create difficulties and are disappointing for students who want to learn personally and their families, but these are necessary measures to prevent potential spread within our schools.”
The school district has also temporarily closed personal learning classes at Woodstock High School and Etowah High School, where renewal is also tentatively planned for August 31st. Intervention will in the meantime be in effect for all students at the three schools.
Cherokee County opened its schools on August 3rd. They welcome 30,000 students back for personal learning. Since then, at least 1,876 students and 45 staff members from more than a dozen schools have been placed under a two-week quarantine mandate, according to data published on the school district’s website.
3:45 p.m .: FS reports under 1,000 new deaths for the 1st time in 7 days
On Sunday, 42,048 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the United States, according to a count preserved by Johns Hopkins University.
Sunday’s case count is well below the record set on July 16, when more than 77,000 new cases were identified in a 24-hour reporting period.
An additional 572 coronavirus deaths were also recorded Sunday. It is the first time in seven days that the nation has reported among 1,000 new deaths.
A total of 5,403,361 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and at least 170,052 of them have died, according to Johns Hopkins. The cases involve people from all 50 U.S. states, Washington, DC and other U.S. territories, as well as repatriated citizens.
By May 20, all U.S. states had begun lifting orders for residence and home and other restrictions in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The daily increase in the cases of the country then hid a few weeks about 20,000 before it shot up again and 70,000 crossed for the first time in mid-July.
An internal memo from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, received by ABC News on Sunday night, shows that the national number of new cases has continued to decrease in the last week compared to week-over-week, while the number of new deaths has been reversed and went up.
ABC News’ Alexandra Faul, Josh Margolin and Darren Reynolds contributed to this report.
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