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Coronavirus news, updates, hotspots and information for 09-11-2020


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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for September 11th, 2020.


A CDC report says dining out raises the risk of contracting COVID-19 more than other activities, like shopping. Those who tested positive were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than those with negative test results.


More than 600 students at the University of Alabama have been sanctioned — 33 effectively suspended — for breaking the rules to curb the spread of cases on campus. Student organizations aren’t exempt either…suspension is pending for one and three have been sanctioned.


Nebraska’s Governor will end nearly all social-distancing restrictions Monday. The new rules will still limit indoor gatherings like concerts, meeting halls and theaters, but will drop all other mandates in favor of voluntary guidelines.


Scientists praised AstraZeneca’s decision to suspend its late-stage coronavirus vaccine trials and do a safety review after a participant developed a serious neurological condition. The goal is to find out if the condition was a reaction to the vaccine or coincidence.


Western Europe has passed the U.S. in new daily Covid-19 infections after bringing the pandemic under control earlier in the summer. It’s a setback for a part of the world that seemed to have gotten a grip on the virus.


Contributing to that, the number of people in England who tested positive rose 43% in one week. NHS statistics show for the week ending September 2nd, the country had the highest weekly number since test and trace was launched at the end of May.


The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Livingston, MO. Chattahoochee, GA. East Feliciana, LA. Luce, MI. Willacy, TX. Lincoln, AR. Kleberg, TX. Harrisonburg, VA. Rosebud, MT. And new on the list, Henry, IA. Countries with the most cases in the last 7 days per capita: Aruba, Bahrain, Turks and Caicos Islands, Israel, Montenegro, Argentina, Costa Rica, Spain, Kuwait, and Maldives.


There’ve been 6,395,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and 191,753 deaths. The 10 states with highest cumulative case counts: California with 750,916. Texas with 669,592. Florida 654,731. New York 441,911. Georgia 289,123. Illinois 257,566. Arizona 207,002. New Jersey 195,414. North Carolina 180,754. And Tennessee with 168,237 confirmed cases.


The 5 countries with the most new cases: India 96,760. Brazil 40,431. United States 38,811. Argentina 11,905. And Spain 10,764.


The top 10 countries with highest overall cumulative case counts: The United States, India, Brazil, Russia, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, and Argentina.  


The states with the most new deaths reported as COVID-related: Florida 205. Texas 165. California 100. Georgia 76. Tennessee 57. South Carolina and Mississippi at 33. Ohio 30. Illinois 28. And Arizona, Missouri and Kentucky all had 22.


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