US Covid-19 cases surge nationwide as vaccination rates plummet from spring highs cnnphilippines.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnnphilippines.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With the more dangerous Delta variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the nation, state and health officials continue to warn the public that the pandemic is far from over despite summertime reopenings and optimism.
Every state in the US reported more Covid-19 cases in the week ending Friday than the week prior, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, with the gravity of the situation evident from coast to coast.
In California this week, San Diego County and Los Angeles County both reported their highest number of cases since February, and hospitalizations in LA County have more than doubled in two weeks. In Florida, state health data shows that new case positivity nearly doubled in two weeks time, from 7.8% the week of July 2 to 15.1% this week.
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How Republicans and SCOTUS are shrinking the power of voters of color
How Republicans and SCOTUS are shrinking the power of voters of color
Posted: Jul 22, 2021 10:50 AM
Updated: Jul 22, 2021 10:50 AM
Posted By: Analysis by Brandon Tensley, CNN
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At the beginning of the month, the 6-3 conservative-majority US Supreme Court essentially gave Republicans carte blanche to racially discriminate against voters.
Through its ruling in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Court mangled the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, whose protections had already been eroded in 2013.