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U.S. tops highest seven-day death average since last year

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The seven-day average for covid deaths in the United States reached 2,230 on Tuesday, its highest point since late February last year, according to Washington Post data.  
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A New York appeals court judge reimposed New York’s statewide mask mandate on Tuesday, reversing a lower court judge’s Monday ruling that stated the order was unconstitutional.
Free N95 masks are now available at some U.S. stores as part of the White House’s plan to hand out 400 million of them from the Strategic National Stockpile.
Two Elton John concerts scheduled this week in Dallas were postponed because the musician has covid-19, the performance venue said Tuesday.
Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, have begun testing a vaccine tailored to battle the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the companies announced Tuesday.
British police said Tuesday they would begin investigating parties held at 10 Downing Street during coronavirus lockdowns as Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces public backlash.
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A New York appeals court judge reimposed New York’s statewide mask mandate on Tuesday, reversing a lower court judge’s Monday ruling that stated the order was unconstitutional.
Free N95 masks are now available at some U.S. stores as part of the White House’s plan to hand out 400 million of them from the Strategic National Stockpile.
Two Elton John concerts scheduled this week in Dallas were postponed because the musician has covid-19, the performance venue said Tuesday.
Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, have begun testing a vaccine tailored to battle the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the companies announced Tuesday.
British police said Tuesday they would begin investigating parties held at 10 Downing Street during coronavirus lockdowns as Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces public backlash.
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