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Milan-Area Has Zero New Deaths; U.S. Cases Up 1.3%: Virus Update

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask passes in front of a souvenir shop temporarily closed in the Times Square area of New York on May 12.

Photographer: Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg
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For the first time, the hardest-hit region in Italy -- the area around Milan -- reported zero new coronavirus deaths. U.S. cases increased 1.3% in the past 24 hours, less than the one-week daily average.