Florida’s Covid Cases Up Fivefold in 2 Weeks: ‘The Numbers Are Scary’

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Coronavirus Cases Pass 10 Million Globally
Global Death Toll Tops 500,000; U.S. Test Sites Are Overwhelmed

The number of confirmed infections may be underestimated, officials say. Figures in parts of the U.S. could be 10 times as high as reported, the C.D.C. has said.
As the Texas governor warned that the virus had taken a “very dangerous turn,” Vice President Mike Pence urged the state’s residents to wear masks.
Americans in the South and the West waited in long lines and others were turned away as testing sites reached capacity. Here’s the latest.
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Austin, Texas
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Miami Beach
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San Antonio
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Warsaw
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Melbourne, Australia
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Beijing
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Hebron, West Bank
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