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The US reported nearly 48,000 new cases today

The US reported nearly 48,000 new cases today

By Semi Turaga
17/08/2020
New cases of COVID-19 in the United States. [Photo: New York Times]

The United States reported 47,913 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,029 new related deaths today, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

This brings the national total up to 5,361,165 cases and 169,481 deaths.

The US has reported more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths nearly every day this month, according to Johns Hopkins University and the COVID Tracking Project.

[Source: CNN]

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