Coronavirus Updates

By Claudia Smajlaj | DCI

Key Points:

• The number of coronavirus cases in Florida skyrocketed

• Trump says a coronavirus vaccine would be free to those in need

On Tuesday, Florida tallied a record-high total of 2,783 new coronavirus cases, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. Just a week ago, the state saw a single-day total of 1,096 new cases. Coronavirus-related deaths have also spiked from 7 to 55 in the same week.

Top Trump administration officials said that a vaccine for Covid-19 would be free for vulnerable Americans who cannot afford it by the end of the year as a result of a robust economic recovery; however, public health experts like Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official, have said there is no guarantee that there will be a working vaccine by the end of 2020.

List of other significant events:

• Dexamethasone is the first steroid to reduce death rates among people with severe cases of covid-19.

• Children and teenagers are only half as likely to get infected with the coronavirus as people 20 and older, and they usually don’t develop clinical symptoms, according to a study published Tuesday.

• Canada and Mexico are keeping their shared borders with the United States closed to “non essential” travel for another 30 days.

• Brazil has so far registered more than 888,000 coronavirus cases and nearly 44,000 deaths. But while other countries prepare for a possible second wave, Brazil can’t even get past its first.

Read more at The Washington Post..