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Virus Surges Again Across Most of the United States

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As the coronavirus races across the country, it has reached every corner of a nursing home in Kansas, infecting all 62 residents inside. There are so few hospital beds available in North Dakota that patients sick with the virus are being ferried by ambulance to facilities 100 miles away. And in Ohio, more people are hospitalized with the virus than at any other time during the pandemic.

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How the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have spread coronavirus across the Upper Midwest

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How the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have spread coronavirus across the Upper Midwest Within weeks of the gathering that drew nearly half a million bikers, the Dakotas, along with Wyoming, Minnesota and Montana, were leading the nation in new coronavirus infections per capita. Brittany Shammas, Lena H. Sun Washington Post
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'A harrowing time.' Ten states reported their highest number of new coronavirus cases on Friday

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'A harrowing time.' Ten states reported their highest number of new coronavirus cases on Friday Ten states reported their highest single-day tallies of new Covid-19 infections Friday, and the country reported its highest one-day total since July, as experts say a dangerous fall surge of coronavirus infections is well underway. Christina Maxouris and Jason Hanna, CNN CNN
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Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest

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Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space and the NFL... AP NEWS
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U.S. tops 60,000 daily coronavirus infections for first time since early August

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U.S. tops 60,000 daily coronavirus infections for first time since early August This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its advice on how people should handle the upcoming holidays, saying people at elevated risk of a severe covid-19 illness -- older people and those with chronic conditions -- “should not attend in-person holiday celebrations.” Joel Achenbach, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post
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12 states reported record coronavirus case counts this weekend. This could be the beginning of the second wave.

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12 states reported record coronavirus case counts this weekend. This could be the beginning of the second wave. Coronavirus experts have long warned of a fall resurgence. Dr. Anthony Fauci has advised Americans to "hunker down" for fall and winter. YahooNews

  • The coronavirus outbreak appears to be getting worse across much of the US.

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Only two US states report a decline of new cases and nationwide hospitalizations are increasing

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Only two US states report a decline of new cases and nationwide hospitalizations are increasing Covid-19 cases are trending upwards across the US, with only two states reporting a decline of cases compared to last week. And hospitalizations across the country have also begun to rise, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN
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COVID-19 cases rising in 39 states - 9 months into the pandemic: 'We are overwhelmed'

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COVID-19 cases rising in 39 states - 9 months into the pandemic: 'We are overwhelmed' Nine states are setting new records for infections, particularly in Wisconsin and Kentucky, as the US surpasses 7.5 million cases. John Bacon and Mike Stucka USA TODAY
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With the US making no progress on average daily Covid-19 cases last month, officials fear a coming crisis

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With the US making no progress on average daily Covid-19 cases last month, officials fear a coming crisis The US made no progress in lowering its baseline of Covid-19 cases in the past month despite experts' urgent admonitions to reduce the daily count of new cases before the challenging fall and winter seasons. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN
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New coronavirus cases are on the decline in only three US states

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New coronavirus cases are on the decline in only three US states Only three US states are reporting a decline in new Covid-19 cases compared to last week. Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

(CNN) Only three US states are reporting a decline in new Covid-19 cases compared to last week.

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