Chicago Is Reopening Schools Against Fierce Resistance From Teachers
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New York City opens five vaccination centers, with more to come. Elite hospitals have vaccinated workers who were supposed to wait.
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A playground at an elementary school in Chicago, where schools reopen Monday.Credit.Taylor Glascock for The New York Times
Across the country, many big cities like New York have struggled to resume even limited in-person instruction, while a number, including Los Angeles, have simply given up on the idea, choosing to stick with all-remote education into the spring.
Arizona hottest hot spot for COVID-19 as health officials warn of hospital strain
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New details to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
As the U.S. surpasses 21 million confirmed cases, the White House Coronavirus Task Force called on states to ramp up vaccinations, especially among the elderly and vulnerable.Ross D. Franklin/AP, FILE
Arizona has become the hottest hot spot for COVID-19, as the state experiences the highest case rates in the world and record hospitalizations and health officials warn the numbers are only going to get worse due to holiday gatherings.
Arizona reported 9,909 new COVID-19 cases and 297 new deaths on Thursday, the highest single-day tally yet, though the state health department noted most were due to the death certificate matching process.
Arizona, Roiled by Covid in Summer, Faces Even Worse Outbreak Now
The state has the highest rate of new virus cases in the U.S. amid a grim winter surge that has sent hospitalizations and deaths soaring nationally.
A Covid-19 testing site in Phoenix last month. As a new year begins, Arizona is again in dire shape, with a higher rate of new cases than any other state.Credit.Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times
Published Jan. 5, 2021Updated Jan. 12, 2021
The summer surge that raged across the Sun Belt started in Arizona. For more than a month, from early June until mid July, the state added cases at the highest per capita rate in the country. Thousands died. Hospitals were stretched thin. At the peak, more than 3,800 cases were emerging each day.