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2.14pm BST
On 22 October, almost three weeks before one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent history, more than 6 million Californians had already voted.
The number was several times that of the same point in 2016. The pandemic, massive wildfires and the ongoing fight against police brutality have galvanized voters in America’s most populous state.
Related: California ‘shattering prior election returns’ with 6m ballots already cast
1.52pm BST
Here’s some of the Associated Press report on yesterday’s worrying coronavirus milestone in the US, a record caseload of more than 83,000 in one day.
States from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West are reeling under the surge. The US death toll has grown to 223,995, according to Johns Hopkins University. The total US caseload reported on the site Friday was 83,757, topping 77,362 cases reported on 16 July.
The impact is being felt in every section of the country – a lockdown at the Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota, a plea by a Florida health official for a halt to children’s parties, dire warnings from Utah’s governor, an increasingly desperate situation at a hospital in northern Idaho, which is running out of space and considering airlifts to Seattle or Oregon.
Related: US nears daily Covid cases record amid warning of 500,000 deaths by February
Continue reading…As election day nears, what dirty tricks could Trump turn to?California ‘shattering prior returns’ with 6m ballots castUS election polls tracker: who is leading in the swing states?Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 2.14pm BSTOn 22 October, almost three weeks before one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent history, more than 6 million Californians had already voted.The number was several times that of the same point in 2016. The pandemic, massive wildfires and the ongoing fight against police brutality have galvanized voters in America’s most populous state. Related: California ‘shattering prior election returns’ with 6m ballots already cast 1.52pm BSTHere’s some of the Associated Press report on yesterday’s worrying coronavirus milestone in the US, a record caseload of more than 83,000 in one day.States from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West are reeling under the surge. The US death toll has grown to 223,995, according to Johns Hopkins University. The total US caseload reported on the site Friday was 83,757, topping 77,362 cases reported on 16 July.The impact is being felt in every section of the country – a lockdown at the Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota, a plea by a Florida health official for a halt to children’s parties, dire warnings from Utah’s governor, an increasingly desperate situation at a hospital in northern Idaho, which is running out of space and considering airlifts to Seattle or Oregon. Related: US nears daily Covid cases record amid warning of 500,000 deaths by February Continue reading…