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Texas again sets record for new coronavirus infections as testing also sees sustained highs
New cases of coronavirus each day
As of Nov. 25, there are 1,130,980 cases in 254 counties. The average number of cases reported over the past seven days shows how the situation has changed over time by de-emphasizing daily swings. The number of new cases reported drops on weekends when labs are less likely to report new data to the state.
The state public health agency says its daily coronavirus statistics are provisional and subject to change.
Meanwhile, the number of Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 has more than doubled since the beginning of October, and Texas has reported more than 20,900 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began.
The situation is particularly dire in El Paso, where officials have pleaded for more morgue workers as coronavirus fatalities climb. Experts say widespread fatigue has hastened viral transmission and worry the holidays could exacerbate an already dangerous situation.
Hospital administrators in North Texas, West Texas and the Panhandle have expressed concern about climbing numbers of coronavirus hospitalizations. Rural hospital administrators have reported difficulty transferring patients as larger hospitals in Lubbock, Amarillo and other larger cities run short on beds.
More than 8,500 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized on Nov. 25, according to state health officials. That was below Texas’ all-time high for coronavirus hospitalizations, which reached nearly 11,000 in late July.
The Department of State Health Services has said it plans to update its daily COVID-19 counts over the holiday weekend but that daily case numbers may appear lower as some local health departments report data more slowly.
1 person hospitalized after train crash in east Harris County
At least one person has been taken to a hospital by LifeFlight following a crash involving a train in east Harris County.
The accident happened at around 5 p.m. Wednesday between Sheldon Road and Highway 90.
It is unknown if anyone aboard the train was injured. The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation.
Coronavirus: Texas shatters daily record with nearly 14,000 new cases — as it happened
The coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford university and AstraZeneca has delivered a better than expected result in late-stage trials, boosting hopes that the pandemic can be defeated.
Nearly 1.05m travellers passed through US airport checkpoints on Sunday, the most since mid-March, as people travelled ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday despite a warning from the top US health body. UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that England will enter into a strict three-tier system from December 2. Under the new restrictions, gyms, hairdressers and the wider leisure sector will be allowed to reopen within all tiers, alongside gyms and non-essential shops.
Qantas plans to insist that passengers on international flights have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before boarding its planes, once any vaccination has been launched. The biggest US technology groups, including Apple and Alphabet, hold 27 per cent of a total record cash pile among non-financial companies as the coronavirus pandemic has prompted businesses to hoard their money.
The ailing UK sports industry was given a boost on Monday after the British government announced that fans would be allowed to make a limited return to stadiums at big sporting events in England after the end of national lockdown restrictions next month. Ohio reported nearly 12,000 new coronavirus cases on Monday, its biggest one-day jump of the pandemic. Washington DC and Pennsylvania on Monday joined a growing list of US jurisdictions tightening coronavirus restrictions ahead of this week’s Thanksgiving public holiday. Many Iranians have defied the lockdown which started on Saturday in order to make ends meet, casting doubts on the effectiveness of the initiative in bringing down the number of Covid-19 deaths.
Conmoción mundial: murió Diego Armando Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona murió este miércoles tras sufrir un paro cardiorrespiratorio en el barrio San Andrés, en el partido bonaerense de Tigre, donde se había instalado días atrás luego de la operación en la cabeza a la que fue sometido por un hematoma subdural. El 30 de octubre había cumplido 60 años.
Maradona se descompensó a las 10 de la mañana y falleció a las 12, luego de que los médicos que lo asistieron intentaran reanimarlo sin éxito. El campeón mundial en México 1986 había sido operado de un coágulo en la cabeza a principios de noviembre.
En los últimos días, su familia y entorno habían notado a Maradona “muy ansioso y nervioso”, por lo que se había reflotado la idea de trasladarlo a Cuba para su rehabilitación, donde ya había pasado unos años luchando contra su adicción a la cocaína.
Fuentes judiciales confirmaron a este diario que a partir de las 18 comenzará la autopsia para determinar con precisión qué fue lo que pasó con el “Diez”. Será en el Hospital de San Fernando.
Al mismo tiempo, desde Presidencia de la Nación indicaron que Alberto Fernández decidió decretar tres días de duelo nacional a partir de este mismo miércoles.
Maradona se descompensó a las 10 de la mañana y falleció a las 12, luego de que los médicos que lo asistieron intentaran reanimarlo sin éxito. El campeón mundial en México 1986 había sido operado de un coágulo en la cabeza a principios de noviembre.
En los últimos días, su familia y entorno habían notado a Maradona “muy ansioso y nervioso”, por lo que se había reflotado la idea de trasladarlo a Cuba para su rehabilitación, donde ya había pasado unos años luchando contra su adicción a la cocaína.
Fuentes judiciales confirmaron a este diario que a partir de las 18 comenzará la autopsia para determinar con precisión qué fue lo que pasó con el “Diez”. Será en el Hospital de San Fernando.
Al mismo tiempo, desde Presidencia de la Nación indicaron que Alberto Fernández decidió decretar tres días de duelo nacional a partir de este mismo miércoles.
La Casa Rosada será el escenario del velatorio y donde se podrá dar el último adiós a Maradona. Si bien restan confirmar precisiones, sería a partir del jueves por la mañana y se espera que asistan más de un millón de personas.
La ceremonia será en una capilla ardiente montada en el mismo lugar donde hace diez años velaron a Néstor Kirchner. La entrada para despedir al Diez será por de Balcarce 50.
Mientras tanto, miles de hinchas se congregaban este miércoles en la zona de La Boca, el Obelisco, la cancha de Argentinos Juniors, en La Paternal, y en los alrededores del barrio privado San Andrés de Tigre, donde murió Maradona, para despedir al Diez.
La cita del “pueblo maradoniano” para dar el último adiós al mejor jugador del mundo estaba prevista para las 18 en el Obelisco y se difundió a través de las redes sociales.
En la cancha de Boca Juniors, apenas se conoció la noticia de la muerte de Maradona, los hinchas armaron un santuario con flores y velas en la puerta del estadio. Varios simpatizantes de Argentinos Juniors se acercaron al estadio Diego Maradona para dejar flores en su memoria.
En Villa Fiorito, lugar donde creció el Diez, se juntaron muchos vecinos espontáneamente para compartir sus vivencias y cantar por Diego. Mientras que en Rosario, los hinchas de Newell’s se acercaron al Estadio Marcelo Bielsa con flores, carteles y mensajes en homenaje a Diego como: “Gracias Diego”; “Gracias D10S”; “Simplemente gracias Diego”.
En tanto en La Plata, los hinchas de Gimnasia se autoconvocaron en el Bosque platense y también lo transformaron en un santuario con fotos, banderas y velas para inmortalizar la figura del Diez.
President-elect Joe Biden delivers Thanksgiving-eve address seeking US unity
In a time of plague and raw division, President-elect Joe Biden appealed for unity Wednesday in a Thanksgiving-eve address to the nation asking Americans to “steel our spines” for a fight against the coronavirus that he predicted would continue for months.
But even as he implored Americans to join in healing and common purpose, President Donald Trump asserted that the election should be overturned, a futile call but one that stokes the divisions Biden is trying to overcome.
With COVID-19 cases surging nationwide, Biden called on Americans to take precautions to try to stem the tide of the virus, by wearing masks and practicing social distancing. He said that he himself was taking precautions around Thanksgiving and eschewing his traditional large family gathering, instead spending the holiday with just his wife, daughter and son in law.
“This is the moment when we need to steel our spines, redouble our efforts and recommit ourselves to this fight,” Biden said in remarks in Wilmington on Wednesday. “We’re all in this together.”
But Trump stoked the embers of his flailing effort to upend the election results as his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and other members of his legal team met Pennsylvania Republican state senators in Gettysburg. There, they again aired grievances about the election and repeated allegations of Democratic malfeasance that have already disintegrated under examination by courts.