Coronavirus updates: 1st vaccines now on the way to all 50 US states

Two main trucks left the Pfizer facility on Sunday morning, the company said.

ByMorgan Winsor, Erin Schumaker, Ivan Pereira, Emily Shapiro, Meredith Deliso, and Rosa Sanchez

Last Updated: December 14, 2020, 3:35 PM EST

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 71.5 million people and killed over 1.6 million worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

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Here's how the news developed this week. All times Eastern.

Dec 10, 2020, 3:35 PM EST

California reports record number of daily deaths

California reported 220 deaths on Thursday, surpassing the previous record of 219 on July 31.

With the average daily number of deaths climbing over the last month, the state's death toll now stands at 20,463.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered regions to follow a stay-at-home order if their intensive care unit capacity falls below 15%.

The San Joaquin Valley -- where capacity is at 1.9% -- and Southern California -- where capacity is at 7.7% -- are under stay-at-home orders until at least Dec. 28.

Drivers wait in a long line of cars for a COVID-19 test at a drive-through test site on Dec. 9, 2020, in Riverside, Calif.
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The Greater Sacramento region now meets the criteria and a stay-at-home order will go into effect Thursday night.

Just two regions, the Bay Area and Northern California, are not under stay-at-home orders.

ABC News’ Matt Fuhrman contributed to this report.

Dec 10, 2020, 2:39 PM EST

Utah teachers could get vaccine this month

Utah teachers and school administrators will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines as a part of phase one, directly after health care workers, Gov. Gary Herbert said.

Herbert said he expects teachers will be able to be vaccinated by the end of December or early January.

A teacher instructs students at Freedom Preparatory Academy in Provo, Utah, Sept. 10, 2020.
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ABC News’ Matt Fuhrman contributed to this report.

Dec 10, 2020, 2:16 PM EST

Argentina to start vaccinations with Russia's Sputnik V

Argentina announced it will begin administering doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine later this month.

"When the Russian vaccine is in Argentina, the first person to get it will be me,” President Alberto Fernandez said. “I have no doubt in the quality of the vaccine.”

Russia on Saturday began vaccinations with Sputnik V, which hasn't yet gone through the late-stage trials required in the U.S.

Dec 10, 2020, 1:54 PM EST

New Hampshire house speaker dies from virus

The speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Richard “Dick” Hinch, has died from COVID-19 at the age of 71, the state’s attorney general said.

Hinch was just elected speaker last week.