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US Adds 60,000 More Coronavirus Cases as Surgeon General Urges People to Wear
Masks

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   India set a new one-day record for its number of new coronavirus cases,
   while the United States continued to add to a surge in infections and
   Mexico surpassed Italy in COVID-19 deaths.

   Indian health officials said Monday there were 28,701 new confirmed
   cases in the past 24 hours. The country trails only the United States
   and Brazil in total cases since the outbreak began late last year and
   authorities in several states are putting back in place lockdown
   restrictions to try to slow the spread of the virus.

   Mexico's health ministry announced Sunday that the country's death toll
   had risen to 35,006, the fourth-highest in the world, and it reminded
   people of the need to practice social distancing, wear a mask and wash
   their hands.

   Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the outbreak is
   "losing intensity" in Mexico and that the number of cases was rising in
   about one-fourth of the country's states. He cited the need for people
   to protect themselves, but also to keep the economy moving.

   The United States had more than 60,000 new confirmed cases again Sunday
   as cases surge in many states, including Florida, Texas, Louisiana and
   Arizona.

   Florida reported Sunday a 24-hour increase of 15,299, shattering the
   previous one-day high for a U.S. state by more than 3,500.

   The top U.S. health official is urging everyone to wear a mask when out
   in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but he stopped short of
   saying there needs to be a nationwide mandate.

   A day after President Donald Trump was seen for the first time wearing
   a face covering in public, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on CBS'
   Face the Nation on Sunday that people need to be educated on why it is
   important to cover their faces instead of the "big brother" approach.

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