Infection rates broke records across the United States over the holiday weekend, with many of the most severe surges in areas that reopened fastest. One thing that seems to have played a factor: transmission indoors, such as in restaurants and bars. We break down the risk, and look at what else scientists have learned about the coronavirus and how it spreads. Guest: Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and health reporter for The New York Times.

Key Takeaways

• Virus is getting more infectious but not necessarily more deadly
• Schools may be able to re-open this fall but issue has a long way to go
• Indoor activities remain unsafe
• Mask are super important

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South Carolina Coronavirus Updates: July 6, 2020

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 1,463 new confirmed cases and 2 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 8 additional confirmed deaths and 1 new probable death. There are currently 1,251 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19….

Background reading: 

• Many scientists have been saying for months that the coronavirus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. But the World Health Organization has been slow to agree.
• Black and Latino residents of the United States are nearly twice as likely to die from Covid-19 as their white neighbors, according to new data that provides the most comprehensive look yet at coronavirus patients in America.

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