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2020-10-17T20:00:01+00:00
Health
US surpasses 8m Covid-19 cases; 220,000 virus related deaths
US surpasses 8m Covid-19 cases; 220,000 virus related deaths
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On Friday, the United States have surpassed 8 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, and almost 220,000 people have died from the virus, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. President Donald Trump has insisted that the virus would "peter out" and that the country was "rounding the turn."