News Coronavirus updates: US death toll nears 200K; CDC walks back guidance on breath droplets; some NYC students back in class September 21, 2020John Bacon, Ryan W. Miller and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAYComments Off on Coronavirus updates: US death toll nears 200K; CDC walks back guidance on breath droplets; some NYC students back in class California surpassed 15K deaths as the U.S. death toll moved closer to 200K. The CDC walked back guidelines on transmission. Latest COVID-19 news.