COVID-19 updates: Austria orders nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated residents

The lockdown for unvaccinated residents began at midnight on Monday.

ByMorgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira, Meredith Deliso, and Ayushi Agarwal
Last Updated: November 15, 2021, 6:59 AM EST

As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 763,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

Just 68.8% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Nov 10, 2021, 8:55 AM EST

Over 900,000 kids 5-11 will have 1st shot by end of day, White House estimates

The White House estimates that by the end of Wednesday over 900,000 children ages 5 to 11 will have received their first vaccine shot.

That’s 3% of the 28 million newly eligible kids in this category.

Wren Nagata, 7, and his sister, 5-year-old Mallory Nagata, show off their bandaids after receiving their COVID-19 vaccines at Eugene A. Obregon Park in Los Angeles, Nov. 3, 2021.
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A five-year-old girl gives a thumbs up after receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Mary's Center in Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2021.
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Another 700,000 kids in that age range have appointments booked at pharmacies to get their first jab, according to the White House.

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

Nov 09, 2021, 10:36 PM EST

Mask mandate ending in Florida's largest school district

Masks will be optional for students in Miami-Dade County, Florida's largest school district, beginning on Friday, the district announced Tuesday.

This change is "based on significantly improved COVID-19 conditions in the community and within our schools," school officials said in a statement.

Fully vaccinated employees also have the choice to not wear a mask.

-ABC News' Will McDuffie

Nov 09, 2021, 4:41 PM EST

Boosters required for people 65+ to retain health pass in France

French residents over the age of 65 must get a booster in order to keep their health pass, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.

A medical worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a patient at a vaccination center in Saint-Nazaire, France, Nov. 9, 2021.
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The health pass, which indicates a person is vaccinated, is mandatory for restaurants, theaters, museums and similar institutions throughout the country.

-ABC News' Ibtissem Guenfoud

Nov 09, 2021, 3:41 PM EST

10 states see increase in hospital admissions

Ten states -- Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Utah and Vermont -- have seen an increase in hospital admissions in the last two weeks, according to federal data.

The daily case average in the U.S. has jumped by 12.6% over the last two weeks, according to federal data.

Twenty-one states have seen daily cases go up by at least 10% over the last two weeks: Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont and Wisconsin.

-ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos

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