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Coronavirus live updates: J&J reportedly plans massive vaccine trial; Massachusetts mandates flu vaccine for students

August 20, 2020
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The U.S. reported over 47,400 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the average number of new cases reported over the past seven days down to 47,487, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That’s a drop in average new cases of over 11% compared with a week ago, marking a sustained decline in new cases across the country.

Here are some of today’s major developments:

The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:

  • Global cases: More than 22.4 million
  • Global deaths: At least 788,500
  • U.S. cases: More than 5.53 million
  • U.S. deaths: At least 173,200

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August 20, 2020
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