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COVID-19 Vaccine Approved as Cases Surge

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   As more countries approve a coronavirus vaccine, the urgent need for
   inoculation continues to grow with COVID-19 cases and deaths spiking to
   record highs in several countries.

   The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Sunday that South
   Korea recorded a record daily increase in coronavirus cases for a
   second straight day with 1,030 new infections.

   In the U.S. last week, California recorded more than 25,000 new
   infections in one day. "Lives will be lost unless we do more than we've
   ever done," Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

   Overall, more than 16 million people in the U.S. have contracted the
   disease, while nearly 300,000 have died.

   A New York Times investigation found that coronavirus deaths have risen
   faster than the rest of the country in U.S. college town communities
   where students make up at least 10% of the population.

   Italy is poised to overtake Britian as the European country with the
   most COVID-19 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus
   Resource Center.

   Early Sunday, Italy was just 87 deaths behind Britain, but Italy has 6
   million fewer people than Britain.

   Italy has suffered 25,418 deaths in the weeks since Nov. 1, which is
   more than it did from April 2 to Oct. 31, when it reported 25,463.

   According to Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 71
   million global COVID infections and 1.6 million deaths.

   Public health officials say actual numbers are likely higher since not
   everyone is tested for the disease and some people who are infected do
   not display any symptoms.

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