News Coronavirus updates: US death toll nears 200K; CDC’s new guidelines acknowledge danger of breath droplets; some NYC students back in class September 21, 2020Jessica Flores, John Bacon and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAYComments Off on Coronavirus updates: US death toll nears 200K; CDC’s new guidelines acknowledge danger of breath droplets; some NYC students back in class California surpassed 15K deaths as the U.S. death toll moved closer to 200K. The CDC updated its guidelines on transmission. Latest COVID-19 news.