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Coronavirus dashboard: Catch up fast

Aug. 11, 2020 02:43PM EST
Dan Ackermann
  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 10:30 a.m. ET: 20,124,437 — Total deaths: 737,224 — Total recoveries: 12,373,784 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 10:30 a.m. ET: 5,097,164 — Total deaths: 163,505 — Total recoveries: 1,670,755 — Total tests: 62,513,174 — Map.
  3. States: State testing plans fall short of demand — Bipartisan National Governors Association leaders express concern over Trump's unemployment order.
  4. Axios-Ipsos poll: 1 in 2 has a personal connection to COVID-19.
  5. Business: Moderna reveals it may not hold patent rights for vaccine.
  6. World: New Zealand reports first local cases for 102 days — Why you should be skeptical of Russia's vaccine claims.

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