Coronavirus Watch: Rising cases in vast majority of states
COVID-19 cases are rising across the country, with 41 states charting more cases in the last week than the previous week — and 36 states reporting a higher positivity rates during that time period.
Keep track of the latest case counts in your state here.
It's Monday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's the news to know today, as of 12:30 p.m. ET.
- Winter is approaching and Americans are mulling decisions about returning to an office or classroom, so ventilation and air filtration play a key role in preventing the spread of the virus indoors. Here's how an indoor space can facilitate spread if it's not managed properly.
- Racism is driving the COVID-19 death toll. In San Francisco, Asian Americans are dying at alarming rates. In a six-part series, Paste BN investigates how racist policies of the past and present have fueled high COVID-19 deaths in communities of color.
- President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis was not a surprise for Dr. Anthony Fauci, who called the Sept. 26 White House Rose Garden gathering for Amy Coney Barrett a "superspreader event."
- Globally, the number of confirmed cases passed 40 million Monday, though the actual number is likely much higher due to testing shortfalls, asymptomatic cases and some countries not reporting data.
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– Jay Cannon, Paste BN Network and Wires Editor, @JayTCannon on Twitter.