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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
20 Million And Counting: Global Confirmed Cases Climb
CNN: World Hits Grim Milestone Of 20 Million Reported Coronavirus Cases
The world has reached the grim milestone of 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases and is edging closer to 750,000 deaths globally, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. Case numbers have soared exponentially since the first were reported in China in December. The world recorded one million cases more than three months later, on April 2. The tally hit 10 million cases less than three months after that, on June 28, and it has taken just six weeks to double. (Reynolds, 8/10)
AP: Global Coronavirus Cases Top 20 Million, Doubling In 45 Days
It took six months or so to get to 10 million cases after the virus first appeared in central China late last year. It took just over six weeks for that number to double. An AP analysis of data through Aug. 9 showed the U.S., India and Brazil together accounted for nearly two-thirds of all reported infections since the world hit 15 million coronavirus cases on July 22. (Kurtenbach and Stevenson, 8/11)
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The Wall Street Journal: U.S. New Covid-19 Cases Below 50,000 For Second Straight Day
The U.S. reported fewer than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, even as the number of cases world-wide surpassed 20 million. More than 49,000 new cases were reported in the U.S., pushing the total number close to 5.1 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The nation’s death toll exceeded 163,000. (Hall, 8/11)
The Hill: New Coronavirus Cases Generally Trending Downward, Analysis Shows
New coronavirus cases in the U.S. are generally trending down as the country reported its lowest number of new cases in nearly a week, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The U.S. reported fewer than 47,000 new cases on Sunday, the Journal reported, citing data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The total number of cases in the U.S. surpassed 5 million on Sunday and the U.S. death toll is at 163,077 as of Monday morning. (Klar, 8/10)
