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The United States Census Bureau announces the country's total population to be over 331 million people, thereby marking the second-slowest growth rate in its history. It also announces that Texas will gain two congressional seats during the redistricting process, with Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon gaining one seat each; California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia will each lose a seat.
2021-04-26

Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas.
2021-03-20

New York surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth state to do so after Texas, California and Florida.
2021-01-2

Florida surpasses one million cases, becoming the third state to do so after California and Texas.
2020-12-1

Illinois registers 15,415 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record, breaking a national record that was previously set by Florida on July 12, when that state reported 15,299 cases.
2020-11-13

California surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second state after Texas to reach that milestone.
2020-11-12

New York surpasses 500,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, becoming the fourth state to surpass that number after California, Florida and Texas.
2020-10-28

The governors of five states: California, Ohio, Illinois, Washington and Massachusetts, order bars and restaurants to close in response to the pandemic.
2020-03-15

The "Grand Princess" cruise ship, with at least 21 people aboard who've tested positive for COVID-19, has docked at the Port of Oakland, California, to continue to the next step in the quarantining measures process. The ship was carrying more than 2,000 passengers, as well as 1,100 crew members. The Grand Princess had been idling about 10 miles offshore since Thursday (March 5). Disembarking American passengers are being put under mandatory 14-day quarantine at military bases in California, Texas or Georgia. Foreign passengers are being sent to their home countries for the completion of the quarantine.
2020-03-9

Eight states will gain seats in reapportionment for the 113th United States Congress, with Texas receiving four new seats and Florida receiving two. California fails to gain seats for the first time since 1920. Ten states will lose seats, with New York and Ohio each losing two.
2010-12-21