US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day | Afro

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US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day | Afro

By Terry Spencer and Kelli Kennedy The Associated Press The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Aug. 7, a milestone last exceeded during the winter surge and driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South. Health officials fear that cases, hospitalizations and deaths […]

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