Covid-19 has infected more than 3,600,106 people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 251,898 people.
As many states are re-opening for business, sobering estimates about the potential spread of Covid-19 in the U. S. are emerging. An interagency report from the U. S. departments of Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services projected the number of coronavirus deaths will increase to about 3,000 each day by early June. The analysis also reportedly forecasts that the U. S. will see about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of this month.
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The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The World Health Organization said it is « not surprising » that reports have emerged of Covid-19 circulating in France as early as December, Reuters reported.
