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Coronavirus updates: 84% of California population to go on lockdown Sunday night

PHOTO: In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, a pedestrian walks past a mural reading: "When out of your home, Wear a mask over your mouth and nose," during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco.
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US crosses 250,000 coronavirus deaths
By Morgan Winsor, Erin Schumaker, Ivan Pereira, Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: December 7, 2020, 1:55 AM
Video by Jessie DiMartino
Last Updated: December 7, 2020, 1:55 AM

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 66.4 million people and killed over 1.5 million worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Latest headlines:

  • US recorded 100,000 cases daily over last month
  • 84% of California population to go on lockdown Sunday night
  • Deaths up in 48 states, District of Columbia
  • Moscow launches mass COVID-19 vaccination program
Here's how the news developed this week. All times Eastern.

Dec 07, 2020 1:55 AM

Colorado's first gentleman hospitalized for worsening COVID symptoms

Colorado's first gentleman Marlon Reis, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus last week with his partner Gov. Jared Polis, was hospitalized Sunday after his condition worsened, the governor's office said.

PHOTO: FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 file photo, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, left, joins his partner, Marlon Reis, in acknowledging the crowd after Polis took the oath of office during the inauguration ceremony in Denver.
David Zalubowski/AP
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 file photo, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, left, joins his partner, Marlon Reis, in acknowledging the crowd after Polis took the oath of office during the inauguration ceremony in Denver. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has tested positive for the coronavirus. Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, both have COVID-19 and are asymptomatic, the governor said in a statement Saturday night, Nov. 28, 2020.
David Zalubowski/AP

Reis experienced a "slightly worsening cough and shortness of breath," on his eighth day of the virus, according to the governor's office.

Polis drove Reis in his own vehicle to the hospital, according to the governor's office.

"Governor Polis is not experiencing any additional symptoms at this time," the governor's office said in a statement.

-ABC News' Clayton Sandell


Dec 07, 2020 12:46 AM

Record level of hospitalizations continues to jump

The U.S. has hit another record level for coronavirus related hospitalizations, according to the COVID Tracking Project.

Our daily update is published. States reported 1.6 million tests, 177k cases, and 1,138 deaths. 101,487 people are currently hospitalized with COVID, another new record. Averaged across the last 7 days, each of our core metrics is at record levels. pic.twitter.com/z9RbCtA8Zo

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) December 7, 2020

There are at least 101,487 Americans hospitalized as of Sunday evening, the tracking project tweeted.

There were over 176,000 new cases and 1,138 new deaths recorded Sunday, according to the health data.

The seven-day average for the tracking project's main metrics also saw new record highs. The seven-day average for new cases was 191,736, for deaths were 2,171 and hospitalizations were 99,939, according to the health data.


Dec 06, 2020 10:47 PM

US recorded 100,000 cases daily over last month

The U.S. has now reported over 100,000 cases every day for more than a month straight, and over 200,000 cases for the last three consecutive days, according to health data.

The country reported more than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases in the last week, which is more than any other week on record, the health data showed.

In the last month, the average number of daily cases has doubled. 

The U.S. is currently averaging over 186,793 new coronavirus cases every day, the highest the average has been since the beginning of the pandemic, according to health data.

Since last week, there have been nearly new 15,000 COVID-19 related deaths, with five days over the 2,000 mark, the health data showed.

That is roughly equivalent to 88 COVID-19 related deaths reported every hour. 

The U.S. is currently averaging 2,123 reported COVID-19 deaths a day, that average has increased by 142% since last month, according to the health data.

Hospitalizations continue to surge to unprecedented levels, with over 101,000 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 across the country, according to the health data.

Current hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the last month, the health data showed.

-ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos



Dec 06, 2020 10:32 PM

LA records more than 10,000 new cases

Los Angeles County set a new record number of coronavirus cases Sunday, the Health Department said.

The county saw 10,528 new cases and 23 new deaths, according to the Health Department. There are 2,855 people currently hospitalized, the Health Department said.

Los Angeles leads the country with total number of cases, 439,408, and total fatalities, 7,886, according to Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center.


Dec 04, 2020 9:46 PM

New York sees highest number of daily cases since April

New York state reported 11,271 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday -- the highest daily figure the state has seen since mid-April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.

New York's daily positivity rate stands at 5.41%.

PHOTO: A patient arrives outside Maimonides Medical Center, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, in Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 4, 2020.
Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters
A patient arrives outside Maimonides Medical Center, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, in Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 4, 2020.
Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

New York has the fourth-lowest infection rate in the country behind Maine, Vermont and Hawaii.

Over 70% of cases are coming from small gatherings, Cuomo said, and he called on local governments to enforce restrictions.

Cuomo said that the focus should be on the hospitalization rate rather than the infection rate.

New York has 4,222 COVID-19 patients in hospitals. The state has 53,000 hospital beds, of which 35,000 are occupied, he said.

Intensive care units have about 40% of their beds available, he said.

-ABC News' Josh Hoyos and Jamie Aranoff


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