USA tops all countries in coronavirus cases

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Published: 2020-03-27 13:38

Last Updated: 2024-04-19 16:53


USA tops all countries in coronavirus cases
USA tops all countries in coronavirus cases

The U.S. now has surpassed China, where the pandemic began, to have the most reported cases worldwide. There are now more than 85,612 cases in America and over 1,300 deaths, at the time of publishing this count.

Almost 3.3 million people filed for unemployment last week as the virus shuttered businesses and halted normal life across large swaths of the country. The record-shattering number claims was nearly five times larger than the previous weekly record set in 1982.

Early Thursday, the Senate passed a sweeping, historic $2 trillion relief package to help workers, businesses and the severely strained health care system survive the pandemic.