Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that the city is on the brink of another stay-at-home order. New cases in California accelerated, while the pace of deaths slowed in Arizona and Florida.
Donald Trump said without evidence that the U.S. has the “best mortality rate” as a poll gave Joe Biden a 15 percentage-point lead over the president. Trump’s handling of the virus was a key topic for voters. Talks on the next coronavirus stimulus package will start at the White House on Monday.
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California New Cases Above Average (2:08 p.m. NY)
California reported 9,329 new cases on Sunday, more than the 14-day average of 8,487, according to the health department’s website. There have been 384,692 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Deaths climbed by 90 to 7,685.
Trump Stimulus Talks Start Monday (2:04 p.m. NY)
Talks on a new coronavirus stimulus package will start at the White House on Monday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and others, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, said on Fox News Channel.
The administration is balking at $25 billion in new funding favored by Republican lawmakers to help states with coronavirus testing and contact tracing, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Rome Region Warns of New Lockdown (12:55 p.m. NY)
Rome and its surroundings could go under lockdown again, a regional health commissioner warned, after 17 new cases were reported, including 10 from other countries, the Associated Press reported.
“We can’t turn back and waste all the efforts done till now,” Lazio Region Health Commissioner Alessio D’Amato said.
Arizona Deaths Drop From Record (12:20 p.m. NY)
Arizona reported 31 deaths, down from a record of 147 the previous day. It reported another 2,359 cases, a 1.7% rise below the average 2.4% increase over the past week. The state, one of several hotspots in the south and west, now has a total of 143,624 cases and 2,761 cases.
Los Angeles ‘On the Brink’ of New Restrictions (12:11 p.m. NY)
Los Angeles, facing a renewed onslaught of the coronavirus, may be “on the brink” of new restrictions, said Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Another stay-at-home order was an option, Garcetti, a Democrat, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. But he emphasized that the city still had room in hospitals and is testing aggressively.
The mayor said he favors a “surgical” response “rather than a cleaver that would just shut everything down.”
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