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U.S. Covid-19 Cases Rise 2%; Deaths Surpass 68,000: Virus Update

Trump Sees 100,000 U.S. Deaths; Europe Fatalities Slow(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Bloomberg News

May 3, 2020 at 10:00 PM UTC

Updated on

May 4, 2020 at 9:02 PM UTC

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U.S. President Donald Trump said some states “aren’t going fast enough” to reopen, even as he acknowledged that the nation’s death count would likely be higher than he had predicted. Globally, deaths topped 250,000. Trump accused Beijing of attempting a cover-up and promised a conclusive report on the pandemic’s origins.