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August 13, 2020

U.S. Records Highest Coronavirus Death Toll of Summer
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The United States reported nearly 1,500 new coronavirus deaths on
Wednesday, the highest one-day total of the month and one of the
deadliest days of the U.S. epidemic since May. Kentucky reported more
than 1,000 new infections, a single-day record. In Kansas, the
Hutchinson state prison has gone into lockdown after 84 prisoners and 10
staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. 


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