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A street artist spray paints a protective face mask over an old mural featuring a Venezuelan Indigenous man, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. Globally, new daily cases hit an all time high, the World Health Organization reports.

U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 140,000 As World Sets Daily Record In New Cases

Nearly 260,000 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported over the past day, according to data from the World Health Organization. More than a quarter were in the U.S.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that in his state — the U.S. epicenter for the coronavirus — the wave of new cases is still going up. Here, commuters wearing masks pass through New York City's Penn Station on Monday.

Cuomo Orders All Hospitals To Add Beds As New York Confirms 20,000 Coronavirus Cases

"You must increase your capacity by 50%," Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells hospitals in his state. "You must. Mandatory directive from the state. Find more beds, use more rooms."

Patients can get COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody tests at a converted vehicle inspection station in San Antonio, as the state reports a record number of hospitalizations and single-day case increases.

Texas Sets State Record With More Than 10,000 New Coronavirus Cases Reported Tuesday

Texas recorded 10,028 new cases, surpassing its previous single-day increase as statewide hospitalizations also set new records.

A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims of all states due to the pandemic.

New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000

The U.S. recorded nearly 122,000 new daily coronavirus cases, a sharp uptick over the previous day that saw the country's first six-figure increase since the start of the pandemic.

In this image taken from video, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement to MPs in the House of Commons on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'This Is The Moment When We Must Act': U.K. Government Imposes New Coronavirus Rules

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that pubs, bars and restaurants in England must close at 10 p.m. He also encourages people who are able to work from home to do so.

If the U.K.'s rate of new coronavirus cases doubles four more times, Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said, "you would end up with something like 50,000 cases in the middle of October per day."

In A Month, U.K. Could See 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases A Day, Expert Warns

"The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days," the U.K.'s top science adviser says, warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.

Confronting Coronavirus — A PBS NewsHour Special

The Internal Revenue Service headquarters was photographed on April 27, 2020 in the Federal Triangle section of Washington, DC.

Coronavirus Payments To Poor Are Vulnerable To Fraud

The IRS system for distributing Coronavirus relief payments is susceptible to fraud, because the payments of some Americans can be obtained with information easily available to criminals online.

Coronavirus Testing and Treatment Scales Up

Governor Ron DeSantis said at press conferences on Saturday and Sunday that the capacity for coronavirus testing and treatment is scaling up significantly…

A colorized image of cells from a patient infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The virus particles are colored pink. The image was captured from a scanning electron micrograph.

The Coronavirus Is Mutating. But That May Not Be A Problem For Humans

As the virus makes copies of itself, errors may creep in, changing its genetic makeup. Researchers are trying to determine if the changes are significant.

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