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The United States records an average of 700,000 new cases per day; Fauci says the nation could grow to 1 million

Summary

  • The country reported about 4.91 million cases in the week ending Saturday.
  • “I would not be surprised at all if we go over a million cases per day,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president’s chief medical adviser, told News 4 New York in an interview Saturday.
  • But Fauci told the TV station the dismal numbers could start to decline by month’s end.
  • 📈Today’s numbers: The U.S. has recorded more than 60 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 837,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
  • Global totals: More than 306.5 million cases and 5.48 million deaths.