coronavirus cases crossed 11 million. U.S. cases rose 2.1%, higher than the seven-day average, with more than 57,000 infections in 24 hours.The spread in the south and west continued, with Texas, Arizona, Alabama and North Carolina reporting above-average increases.
New cases in Florida, where the spread has regularly broken records, dropped to 5.6%, less than the seven-day average. Tennessee and Arkansas will let localities mandate mask wearing.New York’s infections rose by 0.2%, a rate that’s been stable for almost a month.
First results from professional baseball players and staff reporting for training showed 1.2% tested positive.A World Health Organization official said it would be “unwise" to predict when a vaccine might be rolled.