Coronavirus cases around the world. (Image: Johns Hopkins University)
Jun 28, 2020
Confirmed global cases of the coronavirus hit 10 million Sunday, a grim milestone that came as reported deaths from the disease climbed toward 500,000 and a top U.S. health official warned the country's chances of getting the outbreak back under control were fast disappearing.
"This is a very, very serious situation and the window is closing for us to take action and get this under control," Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday.
\u201cNEW: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warns on CNN that the "window is closing" for the U.S. to get the coronavirus under control, calling the current state of the outbreak a "very, very serious situation." https://t.co/fPJeGET2Ti\u201d— Axios (@Axios) 1593351417
Data from Johns Hopkins University, which has tracked the disease for months, showed the total confirmed cases around the world at over 10 million by early Sunday afternoon. Total deaths as of press time had nearly exceeded the 500,000 mark.
The U.S. leads the world in total cases with over 2.5 million and in deaths with 125,709. Brazil is a distant second in both categories with around 1.3 million cases and just over 57,000 deaths.
"We are 4% of the world's population and we are 25% of the cases and the deaths," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on an appearance on ABC Sunday.
\u201cJUST IN: @GStephanopoulos: \u201cIs it time to mandate the wearing of masks across the country?\u201d\n\n\u201cDefinitely long overdue for that,\u201d Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, adding that the CDC recommended use of masks but did not mandate it as to \u201cnot offend" Pres. Trump. https://t.co/vK2j2gSewt\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1593349693
As CNNreported:
Thirty-six states are reporting a rise in positive coronavirus cases, and only two are reporting a decline in cases compared to last week.
On Friday, the U.S. reported the highest number of new cases in a single day, with at least 40,173 new infections. The previous daily high was reported on Thursday.
Several states, including Texas and Washington state, and localities have paused their reopening plans or reimposed some restrictions in hopes of curbing the spread of the virus.
President Donald Trump's management of the disease has been blamed by critics for the nation's high rate of infection and death count. Trump and members of his administration have blamed a host of other factors, including testing, on the high rate.
Former Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Tom Frieden toldFox News Sunday that rationale was simply untrue.
"As a doctor, a scientist, an epidemiologist, I can tell you with 100% certainty that in most states where you're seeing an increase, it is a real increase," said Frieden. "It is not more tests, it is more spread of the virus."
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Confirmed global cases of the coronavirus hit 10 million Sunday, a grim milestone that came as reported deaths from the disease climbed toward 500,000 and a top U.S. health official warned the country's chances of getting the outbreak back under control were fast disappearing.
"This is a very, very serious situation and the window is closing for us to take action and get this under control," Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday.
\u201cNEW: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warns on CNN that the "window is closing" for the U.S. to get the coronavirus under control, calling the current state of the outbreak a "very, very serious situation." https://t.co/fPJeGET2Ti\u201d— Axios (@Axios) 1593351417
Data from Johns Hopkins University, which has tracked the disease for months, showed the total confirmed cases around the world at over 10 million by early Sunday afternoon. Total deaths as of press time had nearly exceeded the 500,000 mark.
The U.S. leads the world in total cases with over 2.5 million and in deaths with 125,709. Brazil is a distant second in both categories with around 1.3 million cases and just over 57,000 deaths.
"We are 4% of the world's population and we are 25% of the cases and the deaths," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on an appearance on ABC Sunday.
\u201cJUST IN: @GStephanopoulos: \u201cIs it time to mandate the wearing of masks across the country?\u201d\n\n\u201cDefinitely long overdue for that,\u201d Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, adding that the CDC recommended use of masks but did not mandate it as to \u201cnot offend" Pres. Trump. https://t.co/vK2j2gSewt\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1593349693
As CNNreported:
Thirty-six states are reporting a rise in positive coronavirus cases, and only two are reporting a decline in cases compared to last week.
On Friday, the U.S. reported the highest number of new cases in a single day, with at least 40,173 new infections. The previous daily high was reported on Thursday.
Several states, including Texas and Washington state, and localities have paused their reopening plans or reimposed some restrictions in hopes of curbing the spread of the virus.
President Donald Trump's management of the disease has been blamed by critics for the nation's high rate of infection and death count. Trump and members of his administration have blamed a host of other factors, including testing, on the high rate.
Former Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Tom Frieden toldFox News Sunday that rationale was simply untrue.
"As a doctor, a scientist, an epidemiologist, I can tell you with 100% certainty that in most states where you're seeing an increase, it is a real increase," said Frieden. "It is not more tests, it is more spread of the virus."
Confirmed global cases of the coronavirus hit 10 million Sunday, a grim milestone that came as reported deaths from the disease climbed toward 500,000 and a top U.S. health official warned the country's chances of getting the outbreak back under control were fast disappearing.
"This is a very, very serious situation and the window is closing for us to take action and get this under control," Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday.
\u201cNEW: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warns on CNN that the "window is closing" for the U.S. to get the coronavirus under control, calling the current state of the outbreak a "very, very serious situation." https://t.co/fPJeGET2Ti\u201d— Axios (@Axios) 1593351417
Data from Johns Hopkins University, which has tracked the disease for months, showed the total confirmed cases around the world at over 10 million by early Sunday afternoon. Total deaths as of press time had nearly exceeded the 500,000 mark.
The U.S. leads the world in total cases with over 2.5 million and in deaths with 125,709. Brazil is a distant second in both categories with around 1.3 million cases and just over 57,000 deaths.
"We are 4% of the world's population and we are 25% of the cases and the deaths," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on an appearance on ABC Sunday.
\u201cJUST IN: @GStephanopoulos: \u201cIs it time to mandate the wearing of masks across the country?\u201d\n\n\u201cDefinitely long overdue for that,\u201d Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, adding that the CDC recommended use of masks but did not mandate it as to \u201cnot offend" Pres. Trump. https://t.co/vK2j2gSewt\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1593349693
As CNNreported:
Thirty-six states are reporting a rise in positive coronavirus cases, and only two are reporting a decline in cases compared to last week.
On Friday, the U.S. reported the highest number of new cases in a single day, with at least 40,173 new infections. The previous daily high was reported on Thursday.
Several states, including Texas and Washington state, and localities have paused their reopening plans or reimposed some restrictions in hopes of curbing the spread of the virus.
President Donald Trump's management of the disease has been blamed by critics for the nation's high rate of infection and death count. Trump and members of his administration have blamed a host of other factors, including testing, on the high rate.
Former Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Tom Frieden toldFox News Sunday that rationale was simply untrue.
"As a doctor, a scientist, an epidemiologist, I can tell you with 100% certainty that in most states where you're seeing an increase, it is a real increase," said Frieden. "It is not more tests, it is more spread of the virus."
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