The U.S. surpassed 25 million confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, according to a tally by NBC News. The nation has also seen more than 422,000 virus-related deaths since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
Here are the latest coronavirus updates from the U.S. and elsewhere:
Minnesota Reports First Known Case of Brazil Coronavirus Variant in the US
Minnesota public health officials announced what appears to be the first known case of the coronavirus Brazil P.1 variant in the nation.
The patient with variant is a resident of Minneapolis/St. Paul who became ill after traveling to Brazil, the Minnesota Department of Health said.
The U.S. surpassed 25 million confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, according to a tally by NBC News. The nation has also seen more than 422,000 virus-related deaths since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
Here are the latest coronavirus updates from the U.S. and elsewhere:
Minnesota Reports First Known Case of Brazil Coronavirus Variant in the US
Minnesota public health officials announced what appears to be the first known case of the coronavirus Brazil P.1 variant in the nation.
The patient with variant is a resident of Minneapolis/St. Paul who became ill after traveling to Brazil, the Minnesota Department of Health said.
California lifts regional stay-at-home orders as ICU crowding eases
California health officials ended the state’s regional stay-at-home order on Monday, saying the latest projections for intensive care unit capacity allowed the restrictions to be lifted.
The order applied to the Southern California, San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area regions, which are home to more than 90% of the state’s population of 39 million people. The four-week ICU projections for these areas show enough capacity to exit the order, according to the California Department of Public Health.
All 58 counties now return to the state’s tier-based system, which places each into one of four color-coded tiers indicating which activities and businesses are allowed based on local coronavirus case rates and test positivity. The tiers are reassessed every Tuesday.