(NPR) U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 140, 000 As World Sets Daily Record In New Cases

U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 140,000 As World Sets Daily Record In New Cases

A street artist spray paints a protective face mask over an old mural featuring a Venezuelan Indigenous man, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. Globally, new daily cases hit an all time high, the World Health Organization reports.



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U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 140,000 As World Sets Daily Record In New Cases

Nearly 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported over the past day, according to data from the World Health Organization. More than a quarter were in the U.S.