New York Deaths Dip; EU to Approve J&J Vaccine: Virus Update
Bloomberg
2/20/2021
(Bloomberg) --
Daily deaths in New York state fell below 100 for the first time since mid-December. The U.S. recorded another 2,611 fatalities, bringing the total to more than 495,000. Second doses in the U.S. are coming due, straining state rollouts and and leaving some without complete immunizations.
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be given European Union approval in the next two to four weeks.
People living in care homes in England will be able to choose one person to regularly visit them from March 8, as lockdown measures ease next month. Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell, known as the nation’s coronavirus czar, has tested positive for Covid-19.