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US passes 100,000 CASES of Covid-19 after becoming world epicenter for virus - Johns Hopkins University
The United States has hit a landmark of more than 100,000 coronavirus infections, widening the gap over other afflicted nations as it solidifies its place as the world’s top hot spot for the lethal illness.
With the latest update of Johns Hopkins University’s Covid-19 tracker, the US has tallied 100,717 cases of the virus, surpassing Italy, the next hardest-hit country, by more than 14,000 patients. Both have now overtaken China, where the outbreak originated, as new infections on the mainland continue to flatline.
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Facing one of the world’s highest fatality rates and a rapidly climbing disease toll, Italy was widely expected to surpass China earlier than it did, despite the latter having a population some 20 times the size of the Mediterranean nation. But the milestone was achieved on Friday, with Italy reporting more than 86,000 infections, compared to China’s official tally of some 82,000.
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