Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Hospitalizations Top 61,000, a Record
U.S. health officials are detailing a possible time for treatments and vaccines. Italy is sealing off more parts of the country as the number of new coronavirus cases rises.
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The C.D.C. updates its findings: Mask-wearing protects you, not just those around you.
Here’s what you need to know:
U.S. hospitalizations reach a record-high as medical facilities are under strain.
Iowa’s governor announces mask requirements for the first time.
U.S. health officials detail how people may start to get treatments and, once authorized, vaccines.
Italy locks down more regions as a second wave swamps hospitals and the number of new cases keeps rising.
Texas prisons are the highest in the nation for Covid-19 deaths.
Philadelphia public schools have shelved plans to resume in-person classes.
Newark announces a nightly curfew, while de Blasio says a rise in N.Y.C.’s positivity rate is a ‘warning sign.’
A study finds that many children who have never had the virus carry an antibody to prevent it.
The New York Times
