Trump thanks Kanye for “dragon energy” tweetstorm

1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 6:15 p.m. EST: 32,062,182 — Total deaths: 979,701 — Total recoveries: 22,057,268 — Map.
2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 6:15 p.m EST: 6,967,103 — Total deaths: 202,558 — Total recoveries: 2,670,256 — Total tests: 97,459,742 — Map.
3. Health: Cases are surging again in 22 states — New York will conduct its own review of coronavirus vaccine.
4. Business: America is closing out its strongest quarter of economic growth.
5. Technology: 2020 tech solutions may be sapping our resolve to beat the pandemic.
6. Sports: Here's what college basketball will look like this season.
7. Science: During COVID-19 shutdown, a common sparrow changed its song.

Child care in the U.S. is in crisis, which makes it much harder for the American economy to recover — as providers struggle to stay in business and parents wrestle with work.

Axios Re:Cap digs into the problems and what can be done to solve them, with Vox senior reporter Anna North.

How sick a person gets from a virus can depend on how much of the pathogen that person was exposed to and how much virus is replicating in their body — questions that are still open for the novel coronavirus.

Why it matters: As people try to balance resuming parts of their daily lives with controlling their risk of COVID-19, understanding the role of viral load could help tailor public health measures and patient care.