Monday, July 13th, 2020
For the 1st time in months, New York City reports zero coronavirus deaths On Sunday, for the first time in four months, New York City reported its first day with zero confirmed or probable coronavirus deaths. New York City was hit hard during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic — its first COVID-19 fatality was reported on March 11, and on April 7, the city hit its peak with 597 deaths. Overall, New York City has recorded 18,670 confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 4,613 probable ones. “New Yorkers have been the hero of this story, going above and beyond to keep each other safe,” Avery Cohen, a spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio, told Bloomberg in an email. Last Monday, New York City entered Phase 3 of its reopening plan, allowing nail salons and tanning facilities to reopen but postponing the start of indoor dining. Source: Bloomberg
Florida reports record 15,000 new coronavirus cases Florida on Sunday reported more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases, shattering its previous record of 11,336 set on Thursday. If Florida were a country only the United States, Brazil, and India would have recorded more new infections over that same span, Reuters reports. No European country recorded a daily number that high during the height of the pandemic there, while Florida also broke New York state’s previous record of 12,847 new cases on April 10 when it was the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States. The positivity rate did drop slightly in Florida thanks to an increase in testing even though the number of positive results increased. Source: Reuters
U.S. military officials report 61 cases of COVID-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Camp Hansen. Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Denny Tamaki said late on Saturday that “Okinawans are shocked by what we were told”, and demanded more action from the U.S. military which has since put the two bases under lockdown. (AP News)
The death toll in Mexico rose above 35,000, surpassing Italy. (Reuters)
Amid a series of reforms, Sudan bans female genital mutilation, decriminalizes apostasy, ends public flogging and lifts a 36-year ban on the consumption of alcohol for non-Muslims, according to Justice Minister Nasreldin Abdelbari. (BBC)
China releases law professor Xu Zhangrun, who had criticized President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party, from detention. (Reuters)
New poll shows Biden with a 5-point lead over Trump in Texas A survey conducted by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler has former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, leading President Trump by five points. UT-Tyler political scientist Kenneth Bryant Jr. described the jump as a result of Trump losing with independents and “weak partisans.” A CBS News poll conducted by YouGov indicated the loss of support likely has to do with how voters feel about Trump’s coronavirus response. In the CBS Poll, Trump holds a one-point advantage over Biden in Texas, but shows the former vice president is in the race there, as well as two other key Sun Belt states: Florida and Arizona. All three states are struggling with coronavirus surges, and the results show 69 percent of Arizonans, 65 percent of Floridians, and 62 percent of Texans think efforts to contain the virus are going poorly. Source: CBS News
Sunday, July 12th, 2020
Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom reopens at Walt Disney World with new safety guidelines despite rising cases in Florida. Masks are expected to be mandatory and capacity is expected to be limited. (CNBC)
The Karnataka government announces that Bengaluru will be on lockdown from July 14 to July 22. (Gulf News)
The COVID-19 hospitalizations and average three-day death toll in New York reaches lower levels for the first time since March. (CBS News)
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issues a executive order requiring people to wear face masks in public. (Axios)
Two Texas police officers are fatally shot in McAllen, Texas. (The Hill)
Serbians protest for a fourth consecutive day; the protest initially started out against the government COVID-19 measures but would morph into anti-government protests. 71 people are arrested. (DW News)
The End
587 BC – Babylon’s siege of Jerusalem ends following the destruction of Solomon’s Temple.
1573 – Eighty Years’ War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
1956 – The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
1977 – Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
1977 – New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
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