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The virus has killed more than 123,000 people in the United States, and U.S. cases make up by far the largest share of the worldwide caseload. In Texas, coronavirus-related hospitalizations reached a record high for the 16th day in a row on Saturday, with 5,523 patients being treated.“It’s a good time to steer clear of…

A man wearing a PPE mask passes a mural on the side of a building in midtown New York City June 26, 2020.Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 10 million Sunday, with the U.S. leading the way, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. Roughly a…

President Trump appeared stunned Thursday when he heard that former Vice President Joe Biden said 120 million people had died from COVID-19. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee reportedly made his comment during a campaign event in Pennsylvania. About 126,000 Americans have passed away from the coronavirus pandemic as of Thursday. In an interview with Fox…

The federal government sent coronavirus stimulus payments to almost 1.1 million dead people totaling nearly $1.4 billion, Congress’ independent watchdog reported Thursday.The Washington Post previously reported that the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service disbursed some payments of up to $1,200 each to dead people. But the astonishing scope of the problem had not been…

June 23, 2020 | 12:23pm Medical staff take samples from a woman at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site in West Palm Beach, Florida. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images A doctor from SOMOS Community Care prepares to test a patient at a drive-thru coronavirus testing center at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York City. John…