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A waiter wearing protective gloves and a mask takes an order from customers at a restaurant on Pier 39 in San Francisco, California, U.S., June 22. — A waiter wearing protective gloves and a mask takes an order from customers at a restaurant on Pier 39 in San Francisco, California, U.S., June 22.
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By Ros Krasny

June 28, 2020 at 10:05 PM UTC

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Americans are downbeat as coronavirus cases spike in many states and the economy is mired in recession, a new CBS poll shows.

Only 5% said things in America are going “very well,” against 40% who said they’re going “very badly,” according to the survey, taken June 23-26. Another 19% said things were “somewhat well” and 36% said “somewhat badly.”