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At Least 5 Million People Globally Have Been Infected With COVID-19

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the outbreak was far from over. "We still have a long way to go in this pandemic,” the agency's chief said.
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At Least 300,000 People Have Now Died From COVID-19 Globally

Almost one-third of coronavirus pandemic fatalities have been reported in the United States.
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Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 50,000 In US

The bleak milestone comes as several states grapple with when and how to best reopen their economies in a way that won't cause a spike in infections.
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Global Death Toll From Coronavirus Surpasses 200,000

The tally compiled by John Hopkins University comes from government figures. The actual death toll is believed to be far higher.
By Sara Burnett and Kate Brumback, AP

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Climb To 1 Million Worldwide

The US has the most known infections of any country with at least 236,000 confirmed cases.
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