5 min agoUS surpasses 9 million coronavirus casesFrom CNN’s Haley BrinkThere have been at least 9,007,298 cases of coronavirus in the United States and at least 229,293 people have died in the country from coronavirus, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. This is the fastest the United States has added one million new cases since the pandemic began. Here's a look at the progression of cases: Johns Hopkins recorded the first case of coronavirus in the United States on Jan. 21. 98 days later, on April 28, the US hit 1 million cases44 days later, on June 11, the US hit 2 million cases27 days later, on July 8, the US hit 3 million cases15 days later, on July 23, the US hit 4 million cases17 days later, on Aug. 9, the US hit 5 million cases22 days later, on Aug. 31, the US hit 6 million cases25 days later, on Sept. 25, the US hit 7 million cases21 days later on Oct. 16, the US hit 8 million cases14 days later, today, the US hit 9 million cases Seven other countries in the world have reported more than 1 million total Covid-19 cases: India has more than 8 million total casesBrazil has more than 5 million total casesRussia, France, Spain, Argentina and Colombia have more than 1 million total cases1 min agoSan Francisco pauses planned reopening due to increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizationsFrom CNN's Sarah MoonA pedestrian passes a boarded up entrance to the Omni San Francisco Hotel on October 21 in San Francisco, California. Among the regulatory pathways for making a potential Covid-19 vaccine available, emergency use authorization has been the most discussed so far.

Source: The Nation October 30, 2020 20:13 UTC