The confirmed U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 190,000. This comes as new evidence shows the death rate among African Americans and Latinos rose sharply during the summer. The percentage of African Americans killed by the virus is more than twice as high as white Americans.

Meanwhile, a new study estimates more than 250,000 cases of COVID-19 may be linked to a motorcycle rally that brought hundreds of thousands of people to Sturgis, South Dakota, last month. This would make it the largest superspreading event in the United States since the start of the pandemic. Most attendees refused to wear masks or practice social distancing. The rise in cases is estimated to have cost public health agencies over $12 billion.