Jobless claims rise by 1.3-million as US Covid cases reach record
09 July 2020 - 18:55
New York — As the number of new coronavirus cases in the US rose to a single-day record, fresh government data on Thursday showed another 1.3-million Americans filed for jobless benefits, highlighting the pandemic's devastating impact on the economy.
Nearly 60,000 new Covid-19 infections were reported on Wednesday and US deaths rose by 948 for the second straight day, the highest since early June...
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