U.S. daily new cases of the coronavirus appear to be tapering off, on a 7-day rolling average basis, as states pull back reopening plans, more companies mandate public safety measures and widespread testing delays hinder data collection. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans will delay the release of their coronavirus relief plan until next week, all but ensuring that Congress will miss a deadline to extend a key unemployment insurance boost. Here’s what we know so far to be included in the GOP plan for more virus relief.
Here are some of the biggest developments Thursday:
The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:
- Global cases: More than 15.62 million
- Global deaths: At least 635,086
- U.S. cases: More than 4.07 million
- U.S. deaths: At least 144,780
