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In the past two days, the US has reported more than 220,000 positive coronavirus tests. The new cases bring the past week's total to more than 660,000 new cases of COVID-19. The US reported more than 121,000 new coronavirus infections Thursday. The staggering number broke the daily case record of over 100,000 cases t set just 24 hours ago. According to CNN, Wednesday marked the first time the US hit a six-figure number of infections. As cases soar, the number of hospitalized Americans is surging, with more than 53,000 patients across the US.
A new Reuters analysis reveals President Donald Trump actually performed better this year than he did in 2016, in counties where many have died from COVID-19. Results from 139 counties in 19 different states found that Trump made a 4% jump in votes in areas highly impacted by the coronavirus. According to HuffPost, Trump also won the majority of votes in states with the highest COVID-19 death rates, including Florida and Texas. More than 230,000 Americans and over 1 million people worldwide have died of the novel coronavirus. Nevertheless, many American voters supported the president. Constituents in these areas may have been susceptible to COVID-19 because they listened to the Trump administration's consistent downplaying of the virus. Many Trump supporters do not wear masks or believe COVID-19 is as severe as it really is, in part, due to the administration’s consistent downplaying of the virus.
Nigeria's Health Minister confirms the country's first death from COVID-19, a Nigerian citizen who had underlying health issues. SOUNDBITE
Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers. The variant, which goes by the scientific lineage number B.1.1.529, "has a very high number of mutations". SOUNDBITE
Panama City, Jul 15 (EFE).- The COVID-19 death toll in Panama decreased in recent weeks thanks to the advance in COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre told EFE on Thursday."The first objective" of the national immunization plan that began on Jan. 20 "was to avoid deaths, and that is what we are accomplishing," Sucre said.Panama has recorded a total of 6,661 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES GIVE A DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO CITIZENS IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.
Monrovia, Jun 24 (EFE/EPA).- Liberian authorities on Thursday warned the nation of the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic and did not rule out a possible nationwide lockdown. Liberia has already imposed a mandatory masks wearing and the Liberia National Incident Management System (IMS) has also announced cases of the variant B117 in the country. (Camera: AHMED JALLANZO).SHOT LIST: THE COVID-19 PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION CONFERENCE HALL IN MONROVIA, LIBERIA.
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