Tuesday,  Sept. 8th, 2020

According to a report from Brown University’s “Costs of War” project, over 37 million people have been displaced by the wars fought by the United States since the September 11 attacks. (The New York Times)

Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March. This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10. (The Arizona Republic)

The total number of children infected with COVID-19 in the United States since the pandemic began there in mid-March surpasses 500,000. (MSN)

The Florida Department of Health reports 1,838 cases in 24 hours, the state’s lowest since June 15. (The Miami Herald)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a deal with CSL Limited to secure access to the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and receive the first batches of the potential vaccine in January. (HuffPost) (The Straits Times)

Russia says that they will to begin phase 3 clinical trails of its Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine in India later this month. (India.com)

Saudi Arabia issues final convictions for eight people for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. (NBC News)

As U.S. coronavirus death toll nears 189,000, new cases rise in 22 states As of Monday evening, at least 188,983 Americans have died of the coronavirus, The New York Times reports, and the number of new cases is on the rise in 22 states. Public health authorities warned that Labor Day crowds increased the risk of new infections. Most of the states reporting rising infections are in thinly populated parts of the Midwest and South, Reuters reports. South Dakota showed the largest increase on a percentage basis, with 3,700 new cases over the past two weeks, a 126 percent increase compared to the previous two weeks. Some of the new cases were linked to the massive annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, which attracted hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists in August. Nationwide, the increases were offset by falling new infections in the heavily populated states of California, Florida, and Texas. Source: Reuters

 

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