流感的大流行新型肺炎现在已经导致全球超过110万人死亡。
超过4430万人遍布全球被诊断出患有新冠肺炎病，该病由新型呼吸道病毒，根据约翰·霍普金斯大学系统科学与工程中心汇编的数据。由于检测短缺、许多未报告的病例以及怀疑一些国家政府隐瞒或淡化疫情范围，实际数字被认为要高得多。通过临床手段或实验室测试进行诊断的标准也因国家而异。
美国是受影响最严重的国家，有超过880万确诊病例至少227，673人死亡。
世界卫生组织正在追踪新冠肺炎近200种候选疫苗，其中至少有10种处于关键的第三阶段研究。在这10种处于后期试验阶段的潜在疫苗中，目前有五种如果获得批准，将在美国上市。
13名阿肯色州议员、州卫生局局长新冠肺炎检测呈阳性
官员们宣布，截至目前，13名阿肯色州议员的新冠肺炎检测呈阳性，周三该州议员中的疫情增加了两人。
这个数字包括9名众议院议员和4名参议员。
同样在周三，州卫生局局长格雷戈里·布莱索博士透露，他的病毒检测呈阳性。两天前，他在社交媒体上宣布，他的父母、妻子和三个孩子中的两个检测出病毒呈阳性，“尽管我们尽了最大努力来保持距离和戴口罩。”
新冠肺炎病例在42个州和地区增加:HHS
根据美国广播公司新闻获得的一份内部健康和人类服务备忘录，42个州和地区的新冠状病毒病例正在增加。
备忘录称，六个司法管辖区处于稳定状态，八个司法管辖区的新案件正在减少。
根据这份备忘录，从10月21日到27日，新报告的病例数比之前的7天增加了21.7%。
同期新死亡人数增加了8.8%。
大卫·圣地亚哥/迈阿密先驱报
2020年10月28日，星期三，佛罗里达州迈阿密花园硬石体育场新冠肺炎得来速测试中心，一名医护人员正在检查车辆。
全国测试阳性率也从一周比一周的5.8%上升到6.2%。
根据HHS的数据，在全国范围内，23%的医院超过80%的重症监护室床位已满。在夏季高峰期，这个数字是17%到18%。
医院紧张是几个州的问题，包括爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、内布拉斯加州、新墨西哥州和俄克拉荷马州。备忘录指出，新墨西哥的医院越来越多的年轻患者，而俄克拉荷马城的医院由于新冠肺炎患者的激增，正在减少选择性手术，并呼吁有医学背景的志愿者。
太空部队一般测试呈阳性
据联邦官员称，太空部队的二号指挥官已经检测出冠状病毒呈阳性。
据美国空军称，太空作战部副部长大卫·汤普森将军在得知自己与一名感染病毒的亲密家庭成员接触后，接受了测试。
美国太空部队
2020年1月17日，美国太空部队的太空作战负责人在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的五角大楼展示了该服务的统一名称磁带。太空部队是2019年12月20日签署《国防授权法》期间建立的第六个服务分支。
空军在一份声明中说:“根据COVID的既定政策，汤普森将军正在家中进行自我隔离和远程工作。”
美国人将免费接种疫苗:联邦政府
医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心周三证实，美国人将免费获得食品和药物管理局授权或批准的任何新冠肺炎疫苗。
该机构将要求医疗保险、医疗补助和私人保险支付疫苗的管理费用，并表示医疗提供者将因向没有保险的个人管理疫苗而获得报销。
“这项规定涵盖了通过紧急授权和完全许可批准授权的疫苗，”CMS管理员Seema Varma在与记者的电话中说。
瓦尔马说，无论选举结果如何，政策都将到位。
Coronavirus live updates: Space Force's second in command tests positive
A pandemic of thenovel coronavirushas now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.
Over 44.3 million peopleacross the globehave been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused bythe new respiratory virus, according todata compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks. The criteria for diagnosis -- through clinical means or a lab test -- has also varied from country to country.
The United States is the worst-affected nation, with more than 8.8 million diagnosed cases andat least 227,673 deaths.
Nearly 200 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are being tracked by the World Health Organization, at least 10 of which are in crucial phase three studies. Of those 10 potential vaccines in late-stage trials, there are currently five that will be available in the United States if approved.
13 Arkansas lawmakers, state surgeon general test positive for COVID-19
Thirteen Arkansas lawmakers have so far tested positive for COVID-19, as an outbreak among state legislators grew by two on Wednesday, officials announced.
The number includes nine House members and four senators.
Also on Wednesday, the state surgeon general,Dr. Gregory Bledsoe, revealed that he had tested positive for the virus. The diagnosis comes two days after he announced on social media that his parents, wife and two of his three children had tested positive for the virus "in spite of our best attempts to distance & wear masks."
The state recorded 952 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, for a total of107,679.
COVID-19 cases increasing in 42 states and territories: HHS
New coronavirus cases are increasing in42 states and territories,according to an internal Health and Human Services memo obtained by ABC News.
Six jurisdictions are at a plateau, and new cases are decreasing in eight, the memo said.
The number of new cases reported from Oct. 21 to 27 increased by 21.7% compared to the previous seven-day period, according to the memo.
New deaths increased 8.8% during that same time period.
Vehicles line up as a health care worker helps to check in people who are being tested at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing center at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.
The national test-positivity rate also increased to 6.2% from 5.8% in week-to-week comparisons.
Across the country,23% of hospitals havemore than 80% of their intensive care unit beds filled, according to HHS. That number was 17% to 18% during the summertime peak.
Hospital strain is a concern in several states, including Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Hospitals in New Mexico are seeing higher numbers of younger patients, while ones in Oklahoma City are reducing elective surgeries and calling for volunteers with medical backgrounds due to a surge in COVID-19 patients, the memo noted.
Space Force general tests positive
The No. 2 in command of the Space Force has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to federal officials.
Gen. David D. Thompson, vice chief of space operations, took the test after he learned he came in contact with a close family member who contracted the virus, according to the U.S. Air Force.
The chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force displays the service’s uniform name tapes in the Pentagon Jan. 17, 2020, in Arlington, Va. The Space Force is the sixth branch of service that was established during the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 20, 2019.
"In accordance with established COVID policies, General Thompson is self-quarantining and working remotely from home," the Air Force said in a statement.
Americans will receive vaccine at no cost: Feds
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed Wednesday that any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved by Food and Drug Administration will be available at no cost to Americans.
The agency will require that Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance to cover the cost of administering the vaccine and said medical providers will be reimbursed for administering vaccines to individuals without insurance.
"The rule covers both vaccines authorized through an emergency authorization and full licensing approval," CMS Administrator Seema Varma said on a call with reporters.
Varma said that the policy will be in place regardless of the results of the election.
