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The coronavirus has devastated the U.S. economy. In just 5 weeks, more than 26 million people have filed for unemployment.

Here are 3 ways to understand the scale of the crisis. nyti.ms/2S3WSVD
Each dot here dot represents 10,000 people who filed for unemployment in the U.S. Watch how the number has grown since mid-March. nyti.ms/2S3WSVD
To put it another way, the number of jobs lost already because of the coronavirus outbreak is roughly equal to the working populations of 25 states. nyti.ms/2S3WSVD
Until last month, the worst week for unemployment filings was 695,000 in 1982. nyti.ms/2S3WSVD
As bad as the unemployment picture looks, the numbers likely don’t even capture the full picture. Read more about why here. nyti.ms/352zayr
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The death toll in Ecuador during the pandemic is 15 times higher than the country’s official tally, our analysis has found. The numbers suggest Ecuador is suffering one of the worst outbreaks in the world.
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More than 2.5 million people around the world have been sickened by the coronavirus, and the number is still rising — in some places much more quickly than others.

Our new country maps and charts show how the outbreak has spread in at least 177 countries.
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