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Texas becomes 1st state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

by Jim VertunoPaul J. Weber
| November 11, 2020 4:06 AM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas became America's first state Wednesday with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, as sporting events were canceled and the border city of El Paso added mobile morgues in anticipation of virus deaths overwhelming hospitals for weeks.

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