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US Tops 5 Million Coronavirus Infections

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   The United States has more coronavirus cases than any other country.
   There are more than 5 million infections in the U.S., according to a
   New York Times database. Brazil and India follow as numbers two and
   three, respectively, in the number of infections. Brazil has more than
   3 million cases and India has more than 2 million.

   Brazil on Saturday became the second country in the world to pass
   100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, second to the United States, which
   has more than 162,000 deaths.

   Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, said last week he had "a clear
   conscience" despite the toll. Bolsonaro himself survived COVID-19 last
   month and said he had done "everything possible to save lives." Because
   of insufficient tests, experts say, the number of Brazilians with the
   virus could be six times higher.

   In the U.S., the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has
   released a model predicting nearly 300,000 deaths by December 1 if
   Americans don't start consistently wearing face masks.

   IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray said in a statement that if 95
   percent of Americans started wearing masks, more than 66,000 lives
   would be saved.

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