U.S. tops 126,000 virus cases, again sets new record

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Worldwide infection numbers are also setting records. The world reached 400,000 daily confirmed cases on Oct. 15; 500,000 on Oct. 26, and 600,000 on Friday.

The seven-day rolling average for daily deaths in the U.S. rose in the past two weeks from 772 on Oct. 23 to 911 on Friday. Those numbers were higher in the spring and August.

The global death toll hit a daily record of 11,024 confirmed deaths on Wednesday.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:

• Malaysia’s coronavirus cases triple in month

• Germany reports daily record of more than 23,000 virus cases

• Russia’s total death toll surpasses 30,000 from virus

• Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows diagnosed with the coronavirus

• Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

• In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients

Source:Politico

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