More than 74 million voters have cast their early ballots with only 6 days to go until the presidential election. That number represents more than half of the total number of votes cast in the 2016 Presidential Election.

Covid-19 cases are steadily rising in the United States. On Wednesday, the death toll rose to more than 227,000 people, along with 8.8 million cases. Dr. Anthony Fauci says, a coronavirus vaccine will not be available until January 2021 at the “earliest”.

Despite the rise in cases, the White House lists ending the pandemic as one of the Trump administration’s accomplishments. The White House made the claim in a press release Wednesday.

President Trump is fighting to hold on to Arizona, a key battleground state and a Covid-19 hot spot. Wednesday. Many of his supporters weren’t wearing masks or social distancing.

Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden is attacking the President's record on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. While campaigning in his home state of Delaware Wednesday, he said in part, the White House's claim that Mr. Trump ended the pandemic was an "insult to every American who lost a loved one to the virus... "

National Polls still show Biden in the lead.

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