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Deaths are at the highest level in two months
The United States edged closer to a single-day coronavirus infection record with more than 74,000 new cases Friday, approaching the mark set just one week ago, as the pandemic that has burned through the country for months showed no sign of easing.
More than 1,000 Americans have died each day between Tuesday and Friday, the worst tally of human loss since late May.
Even as President Trump insists that children must return to school in a matter of weeks, the nation appears no closer to controlling this worst-in-a-century medical emergency than it was months ago. Continue reading.