Authorities in the Brazilian state of São Paulo Wednesday said that the death toll from last weekend s heavy rains and subsequent mudslides had reached 48 as relief teams are still looking for the 40 people still missing, particularly in the mountain of mud formed by the mudslides in the beach resort of Barra do Sahy.
2:24 a.m. ET, December 24, 2020
Japan records new record high of Covid-19 cases as experts urge public to cancel holiday travel
From CNN’s Yoko Wakatsuki in Tokyo
A chef wearing a face mask looks out from a restaurant window on December 23, in Tokyo, Japan. Carl Court/Getty Images
Japan reported a record 3,268 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, according to the country s Health Ministry.
Wednesday s numbers top the previous record of Dec. 17, when authorities reported 3,208 cases.
Tokyo reported 748 new cases the capital s second-highest number of infections confirmed in a single day, according to the city s metropolitan government.
The Health Ministry also reported 56 additional coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, pushing the country s death toll to 3,063.
The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 1.7 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 4.1 %
HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 3.4 %
HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. Today s posts include:
U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are at an elevated 228,131
U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at a record 119,463
U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at an elevated 3,359
U.S. Coronavirus immunizations are 9,465,725 doses distributed and 1,008,025 doses administered as of 23 December
The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases improved, hospitalizations improved, and deaths improved