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The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose 170,000, while the number of new cases decreased, reaching its lowest daily level since June 29.
The U.S. reported just over 42,000 new cases for Sunday, a sharp drop from Friday’s total of more than 64,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Fall, however, sometimes counts over the weekend before midweek comes up. The nation’s total number of cases exceeded 5.4 million, about a quarter of the global figure.
Twenty states reported averages of seven days of new cases that were above their 14-day case averages, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins data. That number has been largely constant for four straight days of reporting. If a seven-day average is above a two-week average, that suggests cases increase.
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Killing by the coronavirus affects young people for many minorities, a sharp difference that provides a clear picture of the great impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations.
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Among people in the U.S. who have died between their mid-40s and mid-70s since the pandemic began, the virus is responsible for about 9% of deaths. For Latino people who died in that age range, the virus killed nearly 25%, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of death certificate data collected by federal authorities.
Residents of the former Central Valley in California, including a large immigrant Latino population, fall victim to the virus at the highest rates in the state.
The economic fallout from the virus is hurting American households. Census data show that the number of people in the US who are unable to pay for food is growing amid the pandemic. Demand at food banks has increased in recent months.
Meanwhile, schools and universities across the country are taking precautionary measures with classes starting. In Arizona, where daily new cases have dropped sharply since July, a school district canceled classes scheduled to begin Monday after more than 100 staff members were asked not to work due to safety concerns.
A school in the Cherokee School District in Georgia announced that it would stop classes in person because the number of positive cases at the school went to 25, with 500 students in quarantine.
In Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker introduces new restrictions for the southwestern region of the state next to St. Louis after the positivity rate for coronavirus there was above 8% three days ago. Beginning Tuesday, bars and restaurants close to 11 a.m. and reservations are required, and social gatherings should be limited to 25 people, or 25% room capacity, whichever is less, among other measures.
A fully scaled-down, fully-fledged Democratic National Convention was instituted Monday, without the usual fanfare. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden plans to accept the Democratic nomination in Delaware, while President Trump will accept the nomination for re-election from the White House next week.
As states work to contain the virus, the federal government has made new efforts to make testing cheaper and more efficient. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized the Yale School of Public Health to test for Covid-19 using saliva samples, instead of the typical nasopharyngeal swabbing. This method is less expensive and is expected to “reduce the demand for rigorous resource testing,” said the Trump administration’s test coordinator, adm. Brett Giroir.
To the fax, Novavax Inc. said. that it is beginning the second phase of testing for its experimental Covid-19 vaccine.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite stock indexes both rose Monday morning, with the S&P 500 nearing a record high.
In other countries around the world, the pandemic continued the events and daily life.
New Zealand delayed a national election on Monday by about a month after an outbreak in Auckland put a third of voters in lockdown. The election, which is expected to be dominated by debate over the government’s response to the pandemic, will now be held on October 17, said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
New Zealand reported nine new cases on Monday, taking up to 58 the number of people infected by the recent outbreak in Auckland, which ended a long stretch without new locally transmitted cases.
Neighboring Victoria’s Victoria state registered 282 new cases and 25 deaths, marking its deadliest day of the pandemic to date. An inquiry has been launched into the source of an outbreak that sparked a lockdown in the state’s largest city, Melbourne. New South Wales, home to Sydney, reported seven new cases.
Lebanon registered a record 439 new infections and six additional deaths on Sunday, adding to the burden on the country’s health system following the August 4 explosion at the port of Beirut that killed at least 178 people and covered a large area of Lebanon. city damaged.
India’s death toll has risen to 50,000 as coronavirus infections continue. The country reported 57,981 new cases, bringing the total to 2.65 million, data from the Ministry of Public Health showed.
South Korea added 197 cases, bringing the country’s total to 15,515. An outbreak of infections in the Seoul metropolis, largely tied to churches, prompted officials to ban outside gatherings of 100 or more people over the weekend.
Separately, the U.S. military in South Korea on Monday raised its health alert level for the country, and limited travel off base. “All [U.S. military] connected persons must wear a mask of installation to protect themselves … and others, ‘said Colonel Lee Peters, a spokesman. Some 58,000 troops and civilians have joined the U.S. military garrison in South Korea.
China reported more than 40 new cases over the weekend, mostly imported from abroad, although there were four locally transferred cases in the far western region of Xinjiang, the site of a recent outbreak.
Three employees at a supermarket chain operated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in the southern city of Shenzhen on Friday tested positive for the virus, raising concerns that imported meat and seafood could be contaminated, although no solid link has been confirmed. The Alibaba-operated chain, Freshippo, said on Saturday that it was closing 21 stores in Shenzhen.
The local government said over the weekend that it will test people who have visited Freshippo stores since July 24.
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