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WHO experts said it's more likely the virus jumped to humans from an animal.
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 106 million people worldwide and killed over 2.3 million, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall in California
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in California have fallen 34% over the past two weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a Monday press conference at Petco Park in San Diego, which has been turned into a mass vaccination site.
A month ago, the Golden State was logging more than 50,000 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 each day. On Monday, the daily figure fell to 10,414 while the average testing positivity rate was at 5%, down from 14% last month, according to Newsom.
"Hopeful signs continue," the governor wrote on Twitter Monday.
ABC News' Bonnie Mclean and Alex Stone contributed to this report.
Nearly 3 million children in US have tested positive since pandemic began
More than 117,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among children were reported in the United States last week, representing a 10% increase in cases between Jan. 21 and Feb. 4, according to a report released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.
The report, which compiles state-by-state data on infections among kids, found that 2.9 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 nationwide since the start of the pandemic. In total, children represent 12.9% of all cases in U.S. states that report COVID-19 data by age.
ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos contributed to this report.
Facebook announces campaign to promote authoritative COVID-19 information
Facebook announced Monday a global campaign to promote authoritative COVID-19 sources and push back on disinformation.
The effort will including helping people find out where and when to get vaccinated, expanding the social media company's efforts to remove false COVID-19 information from Facebook and Instagram, and giving $120 million in advertising credits to health ministries, NGOs and UN agencies.
Facebook also said it would provide data for education to help build trust in COVID-19 vaccines, as well as to inform vaccine delivery efforts.
ABC News' Mary Kathryn Burke contributed to this report.
10% of US population has received 1 or more vaccine doses
Ten percent of Americans, or 31.6 million people, have received one or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services planning document obtained by ABC News.
Three percent of the population, or 9.1 million people, have gotten both shots of the two-dose vaccine, according to the document.
U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged to get 100 million shots into Americans' arms during the first 100 days of his presidency. Since his Jan. 20 inauguration, 24.6 million doses have been administered.
ABC News' Josh Margolin and Brian Hartman contributed to this report.
Biden administration to send vaccines directly to community health centers
The Biden administration will start sending vaccines directly to community health centers across the country as early as next week, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said at a press briefing with Health Equity Task Force Chair Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith.
The administration's goal is to reach 250 community health centers and at least one in every state, Nunez-Smith said.
The administration plans to issue 1 million doses during this initial phase: 500,000 first shots and 500,000 second vaccine shots.
FEMA mobile units will also be going directly to these hardest-hit communities, Zients said. Earlier this week, FEMA announced that it had finalized a contract for 30 mobile vaccination units expected to begin next week.
ABC News’ Matthew Vann contributed to this report.