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The Kentucky Derby will allow spectators in the stands, but capacity is capped at 14%

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With fewer people expected to attend the Derby this year, Lexington, Kentucky is bracing for a miss of hundreds of millions in revenue for local businesses.

COVID-19 in Hawaii Spreads at a Faster Rate Than Anywhere Else in the US : US News : Latin Post – Latin news, immigration, politics, culture

Hawaii reinstated its 14-day interisland travel quarantine due to a new surge in coronavirus cases. It took effect on August 11. The state is regularly observing triple digits increase in COVID-19 infections. “We have endured several months- all of us here, all across this state- of restrictions and had been successful in managing the virus and keeping the counts low. But as we reopened our community, people let their guard down,” Hawaii Governor David Ige said in a report. State Health Director Bruce Anderson said at least 53 percent of ICU beds were filled, as of last week. Hawaii had announced that it would not reopen for tourism for out-of-state visitors until September 1, and would continue to implement the 14-day quarantine for all out-of-state travelers.

Source: COVID-19 in Hawaii Spreads at a Faster Rate Than Anywhere Else in the US : US News : Latin Post – Latin news, immigration, politics, culture

California COVID deaths double; rural areas, suburbs suffer – Los Angeles Times

Suburban and agricultural areas that had been relatively spared California’s first surge of the virus are now being ravaged. And urban areas such as Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area are reporting fatality numbers just as high, if not higher, than in the spring.

The Central Valley has become home to one of the worst coronavirus hot spots in the country.

In eight southern Central Valley counties, weekly COVID-19 deaths have jumped from about 20 a week in April to nearly 200 a week in the last two weeks, a Times analysis found. San Joaquin Valley residents make up 20% of recent deaths statewide, even though they account for about 10% of the state’s population.

 

Source: California COVID deaths double; rural areas, suburbs suffer – Los Angeles Times