New U.S. coronavirus cases increasingly look to have peaked, but Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise as they lag behind the surge in confirmed cases. Eight states, including California, Florida and Texas, all hit record-high average daily deaths on Wednesday, according to data from John Hopkins University. Wall Street received more pandemic-era economic data Thursday morning, with reports on gross domestic product and weekly jobless claims.
Here are some of today’s biggest developments:
The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:
- Global cases: More than 17 million
- Global deaths: At least 671,980
- Top five countries: United States (over 4.4 million), Brazil (more than 2.6 million), India (over 1.5 million), Russia (at least 832,993), South Africa (at least 482,169)
