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August 14, 2020

U.S. Records 1,000+ Daily Coronavirus Deaths Again as 2,000+ Quarantined at Schools
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The United States recorded nearly 1,200 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday as
the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. passed the 5.25
million mark - the highest in the world by far. U.S. nursing homes
reported another surge in infections that threatens the lives of the
country's most vulnerable populations. In Los Angeles, school bus
drivers led a noisy protest caravan Thursday, circling City Hall to
demand more funding for coronavirus safety measures before schools
reopen. This is John Lewis, who's driven a school bus in L.A. for 30
years.

John Lewis: "I miss work. I love my job. I love the students, the people
I work with. But I understand why we can't be at work right now, because
it's just not safe right now."

Across five states, more than 2,000 students, teachers and school
employees have been quarantined, after hundreds tested positive for the
coronavirus at the start of the school year. That includes nearly 1,200
people quarantined in the Cherokee County School District outside
Atlanta, Georgia.


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