World Coronavirus Dispatch: New infections in the US double in two weeks

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The number of new infections reported in the US double in two weeks. The country reported more than 42,000 new cases, nearly 15,000 more than Sunday last week and double the number reported on Sundays over the previous month. The five highest totals for new infections have been reported over the past five days. Read more here 
 

Let’s look at the global statistics: 



Total Confirmed Cases: 10,146,971

Change Over Yesterday: 162,860


Total Deaths: 501,940


Total Recovered: 5,053,230

Nations hit with most cases: US (2,548,996), Brazil (1,344,143), Russia (633,563), India (548,318) and UK (312,640)

Source: Johns Hopkins