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August 31, 2020

U.S. Covid-19 Cases Top 6 Million, Deaths Top 183,000
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 6
million, with a death toll of over 183,000. More than a million people
tested positive over the past three weeks in the US. A number of states
are now reporting record number of cases including Iowa, North Dakota
and South Dakota. Over 4,000 Americans died of COVID-19 during last
week's Republican National Convention - that's more than the total
number of people killed in the 9/11 attacks. But President Trump is
attempting to downplay the death toll. On Sunday he retweeted a message
from a far-right website falsely claiming that just 9,000 have died from
COVID-19. Twitter deleted the original tweet saying it violated its
rules.

In education news, more than 1,200 students at the University of Alabama
have tested positive since classes resumed. CNN is reporting 8,700 total
cases have already been reported on college campuses nationwide.


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