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Tesla Missed Goal, Delivering Half Million Vehicles

Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images Tesla had set a goal of 500,000 deliveries for 2020. On Saturday, it announced it missed the target by 450 vehicles. Some analysts had said the ambitious target could be tough to reach because of a slump in auto sales during the coronavirus pandemic. The company reached its production goal for the year, making a total of 509,737 vehicles. It also said production of its mid-size SUV, the Model Y, has begun in Shanghai. Consumers cut back spending on cars during the pandemic and Tesla's sales in the first half of 2020 dropped 15% from the second half of 2019.

US Reports 3,900 Deaths From COVID-19 In Single Day

States across the US reported more than 3,900 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday. It was the largest single-day total since the pandemic began, says Business Insider. States also reported a record 125,000 hospitalizations due to the coronavirus. The figures may not reflect the full extent of the crisis due to holiday reporting delays. The US also has over 125,000 hospitalizations, according to data from The Covid Tracking Project. Masks and social distancing has never been more important than it is now.

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