A nurse administers a Covid-19 test on Friday in Washington, D.C. Total cases in the U.S. exceeded 5.2 million.
Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated PressNew coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 50,000 for the second day in a row, while the seven-day average for new infections was at its lowest level in more than a month.
Total cases in the U.S. exceeded 5.2 million, about a quarter of the world-wide total, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The nation’s death toll rose by about 1,000 to more than 167,000. That was down from the previous day’s tally, which was the highest daily total since May 27.
The seven-day average of new cases in the U.S. was 52,182 for Aug. 13, the lowest it has been since July 7, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins data. It is also lower than the country’s 14-day average of about 53,846, though 18 states and Washington, D.C., saw higher seven-day averages than 14-day averages.
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering
When a seven-day average is higher than a 14-day average it suggests an increase in infections. Looking at averages also helps smooth out data anomalies.
The country’s seven-day average is higher than where it was in April and May when it stayed under 32,000.
Of the country’s 51,443 new cases reported Thursday, Florida, Texas and California each added more than 6,000. Current hospitalizations in each of those states also topped 6,000, but were lower than previous highs, according to data from the Covid Tracking Project.
In California and Texas, hospitalizations were at their lowest levels since around the end of June, the data showed. In Florida, hospitalizations were at their lowest level since the Covid Tracking Project has been recording the data. That data goes back to July 10.
Sources: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering; the Lancet; Associated Press; U.S. Census
New details emerged Thursday about how hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccines will be distributed in the U.S. and who will bear the cost. The U.S. government will pay for the vaccines and their distribution, and is working with commercial health insurers to offer the shots free of charge and without a copay, according to Paul Mango, deputy chief of staff for policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A collaboration between the federal government and the health-care industry would handle distribution, Mr. Mango said.
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The coronavirus has altered everyday life in America, and that is nowhere more evident than in the nation’s public schools. As many students return to classes this month, school staff have had to re-engineer their operations yet again—whether starting the school year online, creating curriculum for new hybrid models or adding safety measures to buildings. One school in Illinois is putting sneeze guards on students’ desks and marking on the floor where students can safely sit.
As the pandemic continues to take a toll on the economy and on government budgets, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are at odds over how much aid to give local and state governments. Democrats want more than $900 billion in aid, while Republicans disagree.
Americans are feeling the pain of the pandemic in myriad ways. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that almost 11% of adults considered suicide over the past month, compared with a little over 4% in 2018.
Countries around the world have struggled to curb the virus’s spread, with more than 20.9 million confirmed cases globally, according to Johns Hopkins data.
India reported 64,553 new cases, taking its total to more than 2.4 million, according to Health Ministry data Friday. The country reported more than 1,000 new fatalities, as the death toll topped 48,000.
The French government declared Paris and the area in and around Marseille high-risk zones for the coronavirus, enabling local authorities to introduce measures to limit the spread of the virus.
France on Thursday reported more than 2,500 new infections for the second consecutive day. It hasn’t seen infection levels this high since the mid-April, during the initial peak of the contagion.
New Zealand, which had gone more than 100 days with no new confirmed cases, has seen a new wave of infections. The number of confirmed and probable cases due to community transmission has risen by 13 to 30. In Auckland, the country’s largest city, pandemic restrictions will be extended for a further 12 days.
South Korea reported 103 new cases, bringing the nation’s total to 14,873. Locally transmitted cases hit their highest level since March 31, as clusters were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area. Health officials warned social-distancing measures may be strengthened again if the trend continues.
“We are facing a grave situation,” South Korea’s vice health minister, Kim Gang-lip, said on Friday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, meanwhile, eased a three-week lockdown on the border city Kaesong, state media reported Friday. There was a reported coronavirus case in the city, but state media KCNA didn’t say if it had been confirmed.
Tokyo on Friday reported 389 new cases, exceeding 300 for the first time in nine days. Gov. Yuriko Koike urged residents again to refrain from traveling and visiting their hometowns during the summer holidays.
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