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Illinois’ coronavirus case tally eclipsed 1 million today as state public health officials announced 8,757 more people have contracted COVID-19.
A total of 1,008,045 infections have been diagnosed across the state since early March. That’s an average of about 3,316 new cases per day or about one person infected every 26 seconds.
It also means roughly one in every 13 Illinois residents has carried COVID-19 at some point during the pandemic almost 8% of the state population of 12.7 million. Experts agree thousands of additional cases likely have gone undetected over the past 10 months.
The Illinois GOP party did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Thursday.
Moms for America demanded an apology from the media when reached by PEOPLE and defended Miller s comments by referencing another Hitler quote in its response. We reiterate our support for her, stand by her statements and encourage people to listen to her entire speech which was full of truth and inspiration, the group said.
“Congresswoman Miller s statement was a denunciation of evil dictators efforts to re-educate young people and similar efforts by left-wing radicals in our country today,” the Congresswoman s official Twitter account shared Wednesday.
Governor Northam Announces Advisory Committee on Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices
Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | News | |
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today announced the leadership and members of a new advisory committee charged with making recommendations on culturally relevant and inclusive education practices in Virginia’s public schools.
The Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee, which will hold its first meeting today, Wednesday, January 6, was established under House Bill 916, sponsored by Delegate Mark D. Sickles, and Senate Bill 853, sponsored by Senator Jennifer Boysko during the 2020 General Assembly session.
The legislation directed the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to select the committee’s members, and tasked the advisory panel with reporting its recommendations to Governor Northam, the Board of Education, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Educat
It’s a strategic decision: FM about UN resolution on Rohingyas
Sun Online Desk
3rd January, 2021 06:26:45
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said they have no displeasure against the countries which abstained from voting in the UN resolution and voted against it saying it is a “strategic” decision.
“It’s a strategic decision. We’re happy with the results,” he told reporters at his office, adding that a total of 132 countries, not 130 as reported in the media, voted in favour of the resolution which is a success for Bangladesh.
China and Russia stood beside Myanmar while India and Japan refrained from voting the draft resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar which was adopted by the UN General Assembly.
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