CDC Reports 1,122,486 Coronavirus Cases, 65,735 Deaths

A small group of Emergency Task Force members stand near the casket of the Rev. Jorge Ortiz-Garay in the Brooklyn borough of New York as they prepare to transport his body to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Ortiz-Garay, 49, was the first Catholic cleric in the United States to die from the coronavirus outbreak. (Jessie Wardarski/AP)

Sunday, 03 May 2020 06:59 PM EDT ET

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 1,122,486 U.S. cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 29,671 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,452 to 65,735.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, compared with its count a day earlier.

The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states. The tally reported over the weekend is preliminary and will be updated on Monday.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 1,122,486 U.S. cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 29,671 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,452 to 65,735.
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