16 Million People worldwide have now been infected with covid19. According to Johns Hopkins university, thats 1 million new cases in less than a week. Even north korea is reporting its first suspected case. State media says it was someone who entered the country illegally from south korea in recent days, but the biggest drivers of the Global Pandemic remain the United States, india and brazil. For the fourth day in a row, brazil recorded more than 50,000 new infections. Rio de janeiro canceled the annual new years celebration on copacabana beach. In the United States, california leads the nation with nearly 450,000 confirmed cases. And in hard hit los angeles, the mayor warns another shutdown might be needed. Heres cnns paul vercammen. Reporter here in los angeles county, they are testing fast and furiously, including here at the charles r. Drew university of medicine and science. They moved people through in cars and on foot. And the numbers in l. A. County rising, this new batch show
/PRNewswire/ Pedro J. Pizarro, president and CEO of Rosemead, Calif.-based Edison International, today was elected chair of the board of the Edison Electric.