Orian Cohen, 3 years old, cries while her dad, Yaniv Cohen, takes her to the first day of school at Hillel Academy in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday.
Photo: Ivy Ceballo/Zuma PressThe U.S. reported more than 46,000 new coronavirus cases, its lowest new daily tally since Aug. 3.
The seven-day average of new cases topped the 14-day average in nine states and Washington, D.C., for Aug. 11, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins University data, suggesting that cases were rising in those areas. A month earlier, the seven-day new case average topped the 14-day new case average in 42 states and D.C.
When a seven-day average is higher than a 14-day average it suggests an increase. Looking at averages also helps smooth out data anomalies.
While the data suggests only about a fifth of states are seeing an increase in cases, some are seeing declines in testing. In 16 states, the seven-day moving average of tests per 1,000 people was down from a week ago, according to Johns Hopkins.
Total coronavirus infections in the U.S. exceed 5.1 million, accounting for about a quarter of the world-wide total, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins. The nation’s virus death toll stood at more than 164,500, while deaths world-wide topped 741,000, according to Johns Hopkins.
The seven-day average of deaths in the U.S. was about 1,008, the lowest it has been since July 26. The seven-day average was also less than the two-week average of about 1,028, suggesting deaths are falling.
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering
The seven-day death average exceeded the 14-day average in 22 states—including Georgia, Tennessee and Texas—and D.C. A month ago, that was the case in 34 states and D.C.
Florida’s Department of Health on Tuesday reported 276 new coronavirus-related deaths, the state’s highest single-day total so far. The day a death is reported isn’t necessarily the day it occurred. The state also reported 5,831 new cases.
Sources: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering; the Lancet; Associated Press; U.S. Census
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Wednesday that would allow universities and schools to reopen for the coming academic year.
“In-person instruction may fully resume immediately should institutions so desire and so long as social distancing among other protections are strictly adhered to,” Mr. Murphy said. He added that any student that wants to learn remotely should see their request accommodated.
New Jersey, which was an early Covid-19 hot spot when the pandemic first hit the U.S., has a total of more than 185,000 cases and 15,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins. Since then, cases and deaths have declined but the state still recorded 484 new cases and nine deaths, Mr. Murphy announced on Wednesday.
Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island decided to postpone the beginning of school by two weeks, in order for school districts around the state to continue working on alterations for a world with Covid-19.
“It gives schools a little bit more time to be ready. A little more time to make sure they have enough PPE and masks, and a little more time to make sure they have a way to keep windows open or have airflow,” Ms. Raimondo said at a news conference.
Ms. Raimondo also said she would make a final decision on whether schools would open outright, for in-person learning, or if there would be an online or hybrid model in place.
Churchill Downs Racetrack said that it would limit attendance to the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 to less than 14% of total capacity from a 2015 attendance record that was set. The event had been postponed since May.
New York City officials are pledging to test as many Sunset Park residents as possible for the new coronavirus after finding a significant uptick in cases in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
The city’s infection rate has steadily dropped over the past few months and hovered around 1% for much of July and August. In the past two weeks, however, officials who have tested roughly 3,300 residents in Sunset Park say they have identified 228 Covid-19 cases—the equivalent of a 6.9% infection rate.
As the search for a vaccine accelerates, Moderna Inc. said it agreed to provide the U.S. government 100 million doses of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in exchange for more than $1.5 billion. The U.S. had earlier secured hundreds of millions of doses from other companies.
If the Moderna vaccine is approved, the government will provide it to people in the U.S. free of charge and have the option to purchase up to an additional 400 million doses, according to the company.
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New Zealand, which on Tuesday recorded the first instances of community transmission of the coronavirus in 102 days, said it has found four probable cases linked to those already identified. Contact tracing and genomic testing is being carried out in an effort to find the source of the outbreak.
In neighboring Australia’s Victoria state, 410 new cases were reported, along with 21 deaths, marking its deadliest day of the pandemic so far.
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India reported 60,963 new cases, taking the total to more than 2.3 million. The death toll grew by 834, to 46,091. The state of Maharashtra, home to financial hub Mumbai, is India’s hardest-hit state, with more than 535,000 cases.
Indian Railways indefinitely extended its suspension of regular passenger service, originally set to end Aug. 12, though 230 special services will continue to run.
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Police in France will steadily increase checks in areas of Paris and other cities where it is mandatory to wear face masks. Government spokesman Gabriel Attal told reporters that the country is at the tipping point where it needs to arrest an increase in new infections. The new requirements were introduced in busy areas of Paris, Nice and other locations.
The organizers of the Paris Marathon canceled the race, which was rescheduled for October from April. They considered rearranging the marathon for November but concluded that travel restrictions made it too difficult.
—David Hall contributed to this article.
Write to Allison Prang at allison.prang@wsj.com and Talal Ansari at Talal.Ansari@wsj.com
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