California is averaging 11,211 new coronavirus cases per day over the past week, a figure that’s almost twice as high as it was two weeks ago. Weekly coronavirus cases in California’s other 57 counties increased by 20% during the period that ended Sunday. AdvertisementIt took about nine months for the U.S. to hit 100,000 average daily coronavirus cases the first time, back in November. Your questions answeredToday’s question comes from readers who want to know: When will a COVID-19 vaccine receive full FDA approval? Pfizer and BioNTech filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to formally approve their COVID-19 vaccine in May.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2021 02:03 UTC