Published February 5, 2021 •
Updated on February 5, 2021 at 9:59 pm
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Although coronavirus hospitalizations are falling across the United States, virus-related deaths have remained stubbornly high, with 50,000 new fatalities in the last two weeks alone. California has contributed the most to the toll, averaging more than 500 deaths per day in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson applied for emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine candidate on Thursday. Its vaccine, which is 66% effective in protecting against the virus, could become the third shot approved in the U.S.
The United States has reported more than 26.8 million coronavirus cases and 460,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to a tally by NBC News.
Published February 4, 2021 •
Updated on February 5, 2021 at 12:08 pm
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Two days after the Escondido Union School District returned to hybrid-model in-classroom teaching, 81 students and 18 staff members at four schools have been quarantined.
The members of the community were quarantined after seven different students tested positive at four different schools. According to the district’s COVID-19 dashboard:
Four of the positive cases are at Farr Elementary, leading to 44 students and 5 staff members being placed under quarantine
At Pioneer Elementary, 1 positive case has led to 9 students and 2 staff members being quarantined
At Rock Springs Elementary, 12 students have been quarantined as the result of 1 positive case.