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Variant Continues U.S. Spread; N.Y. Cases Slow: Virus Update

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The Greater Los Angeles area has surpassed 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, though county scientists estimate actual infections are three times higher.

Louisiana became the latest U.S. state to report a case of a more transmissible coronavirus variant first found in the U.K. Cases in the U.S. slowed, and new infections in New York state fell from a record. Virginia’s infections rose to a new high.