August 2 coronavirus news

By Julia Hollingsworth, Adam Renton, Ivana Kottasová, Fernando Alfonso III and Amir Vera, CNN

Updated 12:06 a.m. ET, August 3, 2020

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4:46 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

Pennsylvania sees significant increase in Covid-19 cases among younger age groups, health department says

From CNN's Laura Ly

Pennsylvania is seeing significant increases in Covid-19 cases among younger age groups, particularly those between 19 and 24, according to a news release from the state’s health department.

“An alert was sent to healthcare providers about the changing COVID-19 case demographics, as there are more cases in younger age groups than in those 50-64 and 65+,” the health department said.

Sunday, the state reported 654 more cases and five new deaths, bringing statewide totals to 113,590 cases and 7,209 deaths. Of those deaths, 4,910 have occurred at nursing homes or personal care facilities, the news release states.

4:15 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

Kentucky governor: "We remain at war with the coronavirus"

From CNN’s Laura James

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced 463 new cases and two new deaths Sunday, bringing statewide totals to 31,185 cases and 742 deaths. Of the new cases reported Sunday, 11 were in children age 5 or younger, Beshear said.

We’ve made it to August, and while I know we all hoped months ago when this pandemic first arrived in Kentucky that we’d be closer to a decisive victory, we remain at war with the coronavirus,” Beshear said.

According to CNN's map tracking coronavirus, Kentucky has more than 30,000 cases.

4:09 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

Chief minister of India's southern Karnataka state tests positive for Covid-19

From CNN's Jennifer Hauser

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa of India's southern state of Karnataka announced Sunday that he tested positive for coronavirus.

Earlier he tweeted his "prayers for a quick and complete recovery" for India's minister of home affairs, Amit Shah, who also tested positive for coronavirus Sunday.

India surpassed 1.7 million cases this weekend. According to India's Press Information Bureau, Karnataka state has the second highest number of cases in the country. The state of Maharashtra has the most.

4:02 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

Chile reports more than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases and 75 additional deaths

From CNN's Kay Guerrero in Atlanta

Nurses transfer a Covid-19 patient to the Critical Patients Unit at Barros Luco Hospital in Santiago, Chile, on June 24. Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images

Chile, one of the countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America, reported 2,081 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday. Chilean health authorities also reported 75 new deaths.

Chile now has a total of 359,731 cases and 9,608 deaths from the virus. The country has the seventh highest number of cases in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.

2:06 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

At least 46 Ohio bars and restaurants have been cited for Covid-19-related violations since May

From CNN’s Leslie Holland

At least 46 Ohio bars and restaurants have been cited for violations related to Covid-19 since May, Ohio Department of Public Safety spokesman Craig Cvetan told CNN.

The violations issued between May 16 through July 31 range from disorderly conduct and failure to comply with alcoholic beverage consumption on premises, according to a report from police.

Parts of Ohio are under an executive order that limits hours in which alcohol can be consumed on the premises to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

CNN's Sheena Jones contributed to this report.

1:58 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

NCAA Pac-12 football players threaten boycott over health concerns and racial injustice

From CNN's Homero DeLaFuente

A group of football players from the NCAA’s Pac-12 Conference penned a letter on The Players Tribune with a list of demands, ranging from health and safety assurances during the Covid-19 pandemic to issues of racial injustice.

Using the hashtag #WeAreUnited, the players start the letter saying, “because NCAA sports exploit college athletes physically, economically and academically, and also disproportionately harm Black college athletes, #WeAreUnited.”

The letter concludes with the group of players threatening to sit out the full season unless their demands are met.

“#WeAreUnited in our commitment to secure fair treatment for college athletes. Due to Covid-19 and other serious concerns, we will opt-out of Pac-12 fall camp and game participation unless the following demands are guaranteed in writing by our conference to protect and benefit both scholarship athletes and walk-ons," the letter said.

The Pac-12 sent CNN the following statement:

"Neither the Conference nor our university athletics departments have been contacted by this group regarding these topics. We support our student-athletes using their voice, and have regular communications with our student-athletes at many different levels on a range of topics. As we have clearly stated with respect to our fall competition plans, we are, and always will be, directed by medical experts, with the health, safety and well being of our student athletes, coaches and staff always the first priority. We have made it clear that any student athlete who chooses not to return to competition for health or safety reasons will have their scholarship protected."

1:35 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

More than 154,000 people have died from coronavirus in the US

From CNN's Hollie Silverman

There are at least 4,639,005 cases of coronavirus in the US and at least 154,619 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases.

As of 1:30 p.m. EST Sunday, 18,561 new cases and 172 new deaths have been reported in the US since midnight.

The totals includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.

1:20 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

New Jersey reports 331 new cases of Covid-19 and 6 additional deaths

From CNN's Sheena Jones

New Jersey has reported 331 new cases of Covid-19 and six additional deaths from the virus, according to a tweet from Gov. Phil Murphy.

The state has a total of 182,350 cases from the virus and 13,961 deaths, the tweet said.

Note: These numbers were released by the state of New Jersey and may not line up exactly in real time with CNN’s database drawn from Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project.

2:04 p.m. ET, August 2, 2020

New York City's school reopening plan has not been reviewed by the state yet

From CNN's Sheena Jones

A teacher collects supplies from their classroom at P.S. 124 in New York City after the city's public schools shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak. New York City submitted its plan to reopen schools on Friday night. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

New York City submitted its plan to reopen schools on Friday night and what was submitted “looked more like an outline and not a plan,” New York State Department of Education spokesperson Jim Malatras said Sunday.

The plan was about 30 pages and other plans were more detailed, Malatras said.

The New York State Department of Education has not had a chance to fully review the plan submitted by New York City because it was submitted late Friday evening, Malatras said.

CNN has reached out to the New York City Department of Education for comment.

Cuomo said he wants to know how testing will be done and reiterated it is about the parents being comfortable when it comes to the school reopening plans.

"Just because a school district says 'we are open' does not mean students are going to go,” Cuomo said.

The governor said he has been talking to parents across the state and “there is going to have to be some dialogue” about schools reopening.