US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up
The U.S. is recording just under 3,100 deaths a day on average, down from more than 3,350 less than two weeks ago. The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has fallen to about 110,000 from a high of 132,000 on Jan. 7. She said she canโt predict how long it will take for the vaccines' effects to be reflected in the numbers. Rivers said she is concerned that the more contagious variants of the virus could lead to a deadly resurgence later this year. Fauci said scientists are already preparing to adjust COVID-19 vaccines to fight the mutated versions.
Desperate immigrants call Brooks County 911
Brooks County dispatchers often receive calls from illegal immigrants who are lost in brush and desperately seeking help. BROOKS COUNTY, Texas โ Illegal immigrants overcome by the South Texas heat often call Brooks County 911, triggering an all-out search by sheriffโs deputies and U.S. Border Patrol. Weโre not going to let them die out here,โ said Rey Rodriguez, Brooks County sheriff. โYes, yes,โ he said. โVargas, Vargas,โ Angel kept repeating a name scrawled on a fence post.