CORONAVIRUS LATEST: • U.S. reports over 1,300 new deaths for second straight day. • Pandemic has killed more than 787,000 people across the globe. • Over 22.4 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
3:42 a.m.: US reports over 1,300 new deaths for 2nd straight day
Wednesday's tally is well below the country's record set on July 16, when 77,255 new cases were identified in a 24-hour reporting period. A health care worker uses a swab to test a man for COVID-19 at a drive-in testing location in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 18, 2020.
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