The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic approached 775,000, after a hopeful start to the week in the U.S., which saw the lowest daily number of new cases in nearly eight weeks. The U.S. logged 35,112 new coronavirus cases on Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the fewest since June 24, when it logged 34,935. Sunday’s count of 42,048 new cases had been the lowest since June 29.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 18, 2020 08:26 UTC