Covid-19 News Updates -- July 22, 2020

CBS News: Coronavirus cases worldwide jump from 10 million to 15 million in less than a month

Coronavirus cases topped 15 million worldwide on Wednesday, up from 10 million less than a month ago. The United States was a major contributor to the spike, with nearly 4 million confirmed cases reported since the start of the pandemic.

On June 28, there were 10,063,319 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 500,108 deaths reported globally, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. By Wednesday, July 22, a total of 15,000,424 confirmed cases and 617,832 deaths had been reported.

In the United States, there have now been more than 3.9 million confirmed cases and more than 142,000 people have died due to the virus, according to Johns Hopkins.

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Covid-19 News Updates -- July 22, 2020

Coronavirus live news: number of confirmed cases worldwide passes 15 million -- The Guardian
Global coronavirus infections reach 15m: Live -- BBC
Coronavirus latest: One in five infected in Delhi -- DW
Coronavirus update: 15 million cases worldwide as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive again -- ABC News Online
Global coronavirus infections exceed 15 million: Live updates -- Al Jazeera
Coronavirus update: 15 million cases worldwide as the US signs $2.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine deal -- ABC News Online
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? -- Al Jazeera
Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million: Reuters tally -- Reuters
Coronavirus: Global COVID-19 cases pass the 15-million mark -- Euronews
Trump concedes US Covid-19 crisis to ‘get worse before it gets better’ -- France 24
US records more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time since May with 58% reported in hotspot southern states - as data shows fatal spikes in Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska last week and cases are on track to hit 4 million in two weeks -- Daily Mail
California overtakes original epicenter New York to have highest number of COVID-19 cases in the US after adding record spike of 12,800 new daily cases -- Daily Mail
California overtakes New York for most confirmed Covid-19 cases in US -- France 24
US public increasingly skeptical of Covid-19 death toll, poll finds -- The Guardian
Pandemic 'not slowing down' in Americas -- BBC
Mexico’s Covid-19 death toll passes 40,000 mark -- France 24
Almost a quarter of New Delhi has had coronavirus, says study -- Al Jazeera
COVID-19 pandemic leads to rise in violence against women and girls in Asia Pacific, new report shows -- ABC News Online
Tracking Africa's coronavirus cases -- Al Jazeera
Zimbabwe imposes curfew after spike in coronavirus infections -- Al Jazeera
Pandemic hit to haj saddens would-be pilgrims -- Reuters
Don't expect first COVID-19 vaccinations until early 2021 - WHO's Ryan -- Reuters