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US nears 5 million mark in coronavirus cases

Editor Fox News, New York Times August 9, 2020

The United States neared another grim milestone Sunday, approaching 5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus — as deaths attributed to the virus topped 162,000.

Johns Hopkins University pegged the U.S. total at 4,998,105 as of Sunday morning, while The New York Times claimed its own database showed the U.S. already surpassing the 5 million mark.

The U.S. continues to have the highest number of cases in the world, with Brazil and India trailing in second and third place, The New York Times reported.

Brazil has now joined the U.S. with more than 100,000 coronavirus deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

On Saturday, President Trump signed four executive orders that included a $400-a-week supplemental unemployment payment to out-of-work Americans –  short of the $600 weekly benefit that expired at the end of July and Democrats wanted to extend – following a stalemate in Congress.

Trump also announced an extension of student …continued .
[Source: Fox News]

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