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US Leads the World in Coronavirus Cases

Kenneth Schwartz

   The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed
   coronavirus cases, and Congress is on the verge of action to relieve
   the outbreak's economic toll.

   As of late Thursday, a count by Johns Hopkins Medical Center shows more
   than 85,000 cases in the United States, followed by China with more
   than 81,000 and Italy with about 80,500.

   New York state is the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, with New York
   City the hot spot. There were more 21,000 cases in the country's
   largest city, with officials saying that number is growing by at least
   3,000 a day.

   On Friday, the U.S. House plans to pass the $2 trillion economic relief
   package that the Senate passed Wednesday night, and President Donald
   Trump has indicated he will sign it.

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