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#BREAKING US passes nine million reported coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins

#UPDATE The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, as infections spike days before the nation chooses its next president u.afp.com/3jT2

#BREAKING US hits record of 94,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

#UPDATES The US, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since mid-October, recorded 94,125 new cases in the 24 hours up to 8:30 pm Friday (0030 GMT Saturday), according to a real-time count by Johns Hopkins University