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U.S. Cases Slow in Holiday Amid Warnings of Worse: Virus Update

Mauricette is applauded after receiving France’s first Covid-19 vaccine dose at Rene-Muret hospital near Paris, on Dec. 27.Photographer: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images

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By Bloomberg News

December 26, 2020 at 11:52 PM UTC

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December 27, 2020 at 9:53 PM UTC

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Top U.S. health officials warned of a post-Christmas surge in infection, as new cases slowed amid scattered holiday reporting from states. Total infections passed 19 million. New York state’s new infections dipped, as did holiday testing. North Carolina hospitalizations hit a record, while South Carolina reported record infections.