July 23, 2020

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 4 million on Thursday, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. A million of those cases were reported in roughly the last two weeks.

More than 15.3 million coronavirus cases have now been reported worldwide. The U.S. has by far the most confirmed cases and deaths of any country. The country with the next highest tally, Brazil, has over 2 million cases and 82,000 deaths.

The virus had killed more than 143,000 people in the U.S. as of Thursday, up from 131,000 on July 8, just over two weeks ago. Globally, more than 625,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-4-million-cases-united-states-2020-07-23/