US surpasses 5 million cases
The U.S. surpassed 5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, just 17 days after reaching 4 million cases. Last week, President Donald Trump once again said the U.S. has the virus "under control," describing his administration's response to the pandemic as "incredible" in an interview with Axios aired Aug. 3 on HBO. This despite an average daily death toll hovering around 1,000, with almost 60,000 new cases being reported daily.
Trump's recurring theme has been the high number of cases in the U.S. is due to the high rate of testing. Ominous hospitalizations and deaths rates, however, are not a function of testing.
📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has recorded more than 162,000 deaths and 5 million cases of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 725,000 deaths and almost 20 million cases.
📰 What we're reading: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive, then negative for COVID-19. That underscores how not all tests work the same way, nor do they always provide identical results. Even the same test taken twice can show contradictory outcomes. Here's answers to common questions on the subject.
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