US coronavirus cases surpass 7mil as Midwest outbreak flares up

COVID-19 | The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States topped seven million on Thursday - more than 20 percent of the world's total - as Midwest states reported spikes in Covid-19 infections in September, according to a Reuters tally.

The latest milestone comes just days after the nation surpassed over 200,000 Covid-19 deaths, the world's highest death toll from the virus. Each day, over 700 people die in the United States from Covid-19...