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The storm has intensified into a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds. "Historic, life-threatening" flooding is "likely," the National Hurricane Center says.
The storm is bringing "catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" to portions of the state.
The storm intensified rapidly into a Category 4 hurricane as it barreled toward the Louisiana and Texas coasts with ferocious 150 mph maximum sustained winds.
Johns Hopkins University says 67,400 new cases were reported nationwide on Tuesday - more than triple the number reported in the country a month ago.
It will be postponed "until the facts change and it is prudent to open," he said.
He said "you now have a tale of two countries going on" as some states see declining COVID-19 cases and others see rising numbers.
Floyd, whose death has re-ignited a nationwide movement against the police killings of black Americans, was remembered as someone who will change the world.
A private memorial service was held in George Floyd's birthplace of Raeford, North Carolina, where family celebrated his life and public officials called for change.
Protests continued Friday as Minneapolis, where Floyd died, said it would end the use of chokeholds and neck restraints by police.
Floyd was commemorated by friends and family in Minneapolis as peaceful protests take place throughout the country.
The protests were mostly peaceful for a second straight day. All four officers at the scene of Floyd's death now face charges.
Keep your boarding pass and separate food, the TSA says.
They will open on the Friday before Memorial Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
"The No. 1 issue that people talk to me about probably is rent, and fear about being able to pay their rent," he said.
The survey of 1,269 patients over three recent days confounded expectations that new cases would be dominated by essential workers, especially those using public transportation.