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U.S. sets single-day record for new coronavirus cases for fifth consecutive day

June 27, 2020 at 10:17 p.m. EDT

By Derek Hawkins

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The grim reality of the novel coronavirus continued to batter the United States this weekend, with a record 44,782 new cases reported Saturday, the second day in a row that new cases have risen above 40,000 and the fifth consecutive day setting a single-day record for cases.

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