### [2020-08-8](/feed/2020/08/8/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# The United States surpasses five million cases of COVID-19. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/u-s-sets-record-as-coronavirus-cases-top-5-million-idUSKCN2540XB)

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