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CDC reports 1,920,904 coronavirus cases in United States

Eloina Marquez cleans the protective plexiglass dividers at a blackjack
Eloina Marquez cleans the protective plexiglass dividers at a blackjack table, in Las Vegas

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 1,920,904 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 29,214 cases from its previous count, and said COVID-19 deaths in the United States had risen by 709 to 109,901.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. EDT on June 6. Its previous tally was released on Friday. (https://bit.ly/2UkMHx9)

The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Paul Simao)