US CDC reports over 4.6 million coronavirus cases

US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci. Credit: Reuters Photo

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 4,601,526 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 58,947 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,132 to 154,002.

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The CDC reported its tally of cases of Covid-19 as of 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 1, versus its previous report a day earlier.

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The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.