Thing you need to know when voting by mail early today starts right now good thursday morning, im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. The u. S. Coronavirus surge continues as of today the nation is closing on 8 million infections the latest numbers come as onethird of the country is now reporting some of its highest case counts since the start of the pandemic. One of which being the state of wisconsin which is seeing an alarming rise in the number of new covid cases. On tuesday it set a new state record, 34 reported deaths and to handle the overflow of cases the state has opened a 500bed Field Hospital this as a new Research Suggests that there may be a link between blood types and covid19 risks researchers in denmark found that people with type o blood team to be slightly less likely to be infected research out of canada found types a and ab were more likely to need serious treatment. The nation continues to be hit hard by a fall surge just as the Holiday Season approaches. Here is nbcs
Biden participated from his home state of delaware and will give his acceptance speech on thursday. Democrats also adopted a Party Platform that promises a fairer economy. On wednesday bidens running mate senator Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak. She is the first black woman to run for Vice President on a major party ticket. Crowds of holiday makers at events and Leisure Facilities in countries such as china and france are debating over the risk of further spreading the coronavirus. People in wuhan crowded into a huge Swimming Pool without masks for a music event. The city was the scene of the first coronavirus outbreak. Organizers say the crowd was only half the venues capacity. Some criticized them saying they are repeating mistakes despite thousands of deaths. In western france, a history themed Amusement Park is under fire after nearly 9,000 people gathered there for a shore on saturday. Local media report that officials allegedly gave organizers special consideration because it
Tighfi big surge in cases, axing inperson classes for the next two weeks. More trouble at big name schools. Some unc students packing up after one week, and startling video overnight. Los Angeles Police breaking up this massive Birthday Party for tiktok star bryce hall, and from the initial epicenter of the pandemic these stunning photos of a massive pool party and no masks. All this as coronavirus cases t. Abc news exclusive. The College Football star leading the charge to get the big ten back on the field this season. 270,000 signatures in two days. Ohio state quarterback Justin Fields joins us live only on gma. State of emergency. Dozens o more than 30,000 acres in northern california. Thousands forced to flee their homes, lightning fires super charged tripledigit wetrngatis morning. You got me feeling emotions and all the emotions running high on the court. Trouble in the bubble. Overnight, the top teams falling in two stunning upsets. Powerhouse lebron james playing a historic gam
Talked about cautious optimism. The number is down to 6. 1 . So 14day Positivity Rate reflected in the slide, 7 . This 7day Positivity Rate now down to 6. 1 . Its not where it needs to be. It is still too high, but, again, it is good to see this number trending down. The 7day Positivity Rate is absolutely affected by this. We will certainly be updating the Positivity Rate on a daily basis, as we do. Remember, we take into account not just one day, not just seven days, but earned 14 days. Havent despite the glitch, the state is confident in two week trends, especially it when cops to hospitalizations and icu numbers, which dr. Galley reassured are tallied through a different process. They are beginning to stabilize as the governor said yesterday, we are seeing increasing reductions. Reporter he said he is working with labs to address the issue weekly. Absolutely hampered without the data, without the power of that tool, which is data round who might be infected or who isnt. We spoke to
Has begun i mean his foreign minister says International Mediators are attempting to find a truce softer 3 days of fighting with troops from azerbaijan. And celebrations for some prisoners of war in libya 16 of them go home in a swap between the warning sign. We begin with the growing tensions between china and the United States beijing is vowing to retaliate after the u. S. President announced new measures to hold china accountable donald trump has revealed sanctions against chinese officials over the recent National Security law and polls in hong kong trumps announcement came after the u. K. Beyond chinese tech giant while way from its new high speed more bang network citing concerns about security katrina you begins our coverage with this report from beijing. Hong called is known as asias world city. But the u. S. Government says that nickname no longer applies washington has revoked the territory special economic status as punishment for the newly imposed National Security law. Fro