US sets record as coronavirus cases near 5 million


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US sets record as coronavirus cases near 5 million By Agencies Sunday, August 09, 2020, 12:51 By Agencies A medical worker takes care of a Covid-19 patient inside the Semi-intensive Care Unit at Hospital Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, on July 24, 2020. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) WASHINGTON/RIO DE JANEIRO/ CAIRO / BERLIN - The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with nearly 5 million people now infected, according to data compiled by John Hopkins University, as the country’s top infectious diseases official offered hope earlier this week that an effective vaccine might be available by year-end....