{"id":103802,"date":"2021-01-03T00:07:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T00:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=103802"},"modified":"2021-01-03T00:07:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T00:07:41","slug":"n-y-passes-1-million-cases-u-k-reaches-record-virus-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/n-y-passes-1-million-cases-u-k-reaches-record-virus-update\/","title":{"rendered":"N.Y. Passes 1 Million Cases; U.K. Reaches Record: Virus Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New York became the fourth state to pass 1 million total Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Florida reported more than 31,000 cases over New Year\u2019s, and North Carolina\u2019s new infections rose to two days of highs during the holiday. The U.S. is nearing 350,000 fatalities.<\/p>\n

Hospitals in the U.K. struggled as the nation reported record new infections. Greece extended its national lockdown and Germany reached more than 21,000 new infections in 48 hours. Ireland also hit record infections.<\/p>\n

India granted emergency approval for the virus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n

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