2:03 a.m. ET, January 2, 2021
More than 160,000 cases of Covid-19 were reported in the US on New Year s Day
From CNN s Alta Spells
At least 160,606 new Covid-19 cases and 2,051 related deaths were reported in the United States on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University s tally.
To date, there have been 20,128,693 reported cases of coronavirus in the US. At least 347,788 people have died.
The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
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WHO approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in breakthrough for developing nations
From CNN s Virginia Langmaid and Angela Dewan
Saturday, 02 January 2021 - 19:05
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old. State Senator Augustus Benton (Ben) Chafin, Jr., a native son of Russell County located in Southwest Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2021 from Covid-19 complications, the statement said.
Chafin is survived by his mother, sister, wife, three children and grandchildren.
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