Coronavirus in the US: Sad record just before the election - Biden accuses Trump - Almost 9 million cases

A few days before the 2020 US election, the United States is reporting a sad record of corona case numbers.

There is a test initiative in the city of Boston.

• A few days before the

  2020 US election *

  , the

  corona numbers

  in the

  US

  are rising

  rapidly.

• More than

  88,000 new corona cases *

  were reported

  in the

  United States

  on Friday

  .

• The situation is also

  coming to a head in the

  “swing states”

  that may be decisive for the election

  .

  There's a new testing initiative in Boston.

• This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from October 30th, 2:45 p.m.:

Due to increasing

employees in the

now able to get tested during working hours.

said

on Thursday as part of a new test initiative in the city.

"We offer every authorized employee in the city a paid hour every 14 days to be tested during working hours", he is

quoted

by the

.

This is intended to encourage citizens to be proactively tested.

After all, the

also

spreads to

people without

.

“You can protect yourself and your family by taking a test,” said Walsh.

There are now 30 test stations in the city, some of them are mobile.

Coronavirus in the US: Sad record shortly before the election - Biden accuses Trump

First report from October 30, 2020, 10:04 a.m .:

Washington / Munich - Just a few days before the historic

, the number of

with the

within one day in the

a new

.

According to data from the

on Friday,

recorded

in the United States on Thursday

.

The day before it was just under 10,000 less.

Corona in the US: Almost 9 million confirmed cases - more than 228,000 dead

According to JHU, there have been almost

in the United States with its around 330 million inhabitants since the beginning of the pandemic

.

More than

people

in connection with the

.

On Thursday alone, authorities reported

related to

.

Last week, the number of

within 24 hours

exceeded the

mark

for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic

.

The

website

is regularly updated with incoming data.

Therefore, it shows a higher level than the official figures of the

.

Corona in the USA: Numbers are also increasing in the "swing states" - Biden accuses Trump

According to a report by the

, the number of

also

increasing

in the so-called

.

These are the particularly hard-fought states * that will win the

could be crucial in the coming week.

The

in these states has

by

in the past two weeks

, the report said.

,

,

and

had records, and

and

rising again.

I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 PM Feeling really good!

Don't be afraid of Covid.

Don't let it dominate your life.

We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge.

I feel better than I did 20 years ago!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020

The

due

next Tuesday

.

According to polls, the Democratic challenger

ahead.

This could also be related to the dissatisfaction among the population about President

handling of the

.

He claims that his crisis management may have prevented millions of deaths.

on the other hand, accuses

failure, accusing him of being responsible for the

.

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