Tony's Diary Package — page 335

4 September 2020 Cases are no longer substantially declining due to increasing cases from States with large Universities -- resurgent in cases in AL and SC and new red COVID status of high cases and test positivity in |A, SD, OK (slides 25-30) : increased cases in green states Declining cases from the summer surge now matched by increases in communities with residual vacationer returning with virus and university cases Consistent labor messages are critical to prevent another surge Fatalities still driven by CA, FL, TX (50%) and now rising in the heartland The Heartland needs to increase mitigation efforts or will drive hospitalizations and deaths Universities need to ensure students are tested, isolated and cared for on campus or in COVID designated areas to ensure containment and prevent spread both into local community and to hometowns Students will isolate if diagnosed : they will not if status is unknown Next week in person swing : VA, KY, TN, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC (mayors and colleges) \ 6,200,000/187,200 PRESS: Global News Canada TV; STAT interview - Joseph Andrew; CNN Situation Room with Jim Acosta September 5, 2020 Global - 26,500,000/871,000; USA 6,200,000/187,200