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Tue Sep 1, 2020, 02:57 PM Sep 2020

August was deadliest month for coronavirus in California and Idaho

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/01/coronavirus-california-idaho-august-deaths

August was deadliest month for coronavirus in California and Idaho

Kenya Evelyn in Washington
Tue 1 Sep 2020 17.19 BSTLast modified on Tue 1 Sep 2020 18.25 BST

As August came to a close, several states marked the month as their deadliest yet in battling the coronavirus pandemic, including Idaho and California.

According to an LA Times analysis, California reported 3,745 Covid-19 deaths in August, an 18% increase since July. With 700,000 coronavirus cases, California had the most in the country. Meanwhile in Idaho, the number of deaths last month nearly doubled.

But as the US reached the milestone on Sunday of more than 6m coronavirus infections nationwide, it is midwestern states such as Iowa, North and South Dakota, as well as Minnesota that have emerged as the nation’s fastest-growing areas for the virus.
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Data supports some health officials who say the outbreak may be slowing down. Nationwide, new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and the rate of positive tests have all declined.

But while new daily cases have continued their downward trend and the rate of daily reported deaths remains well below its spring peak, the total more than doubled on average since early July. The US is currently on track to reach a sobering total of 200,000 deaths by mid-September.
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