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July 11, 2020 10:27 a.m.

The Latest: Florida sets 1-week record of nearly 500 deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida set a one-week record of nearly 500 confirmed coronavirus deaths.

July 11, 2020 12:03 p.m.

The Latest: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has coronavirus

NEW DELHI — Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital.

July 22, 2020 4:27 a.m.

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July 16, 2020 6:27 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Virus prompts drastic measures in Texas as death toll grows

July 8, 2020 3:27 p.m.

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Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopen

June 28, 2020 9:03 a.m.

The Latest: Africa up to 371,000 confirmed virus cases

JOHANNESBURG — Africa’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have climbed to a new high of more than 371,000, including includes 9,484 deaths.

June 28, 2020 11:03 a.m.

The Latest: US official defends Trump going without mask

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says President Donald Trump’s “unique” circumstances are why he doesn’t wear a mask even as the government is urging people to do so.

June 28, 2020 12:27 p.m.

The Latest: Arkansas will encourage, not require, masks

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’ll encourage people to wear face masks in public but indicated that he doesn’t plan to enact a statewide requirement.

June 28, 2020 1:03 p.m.

The Latest: California governor orders some bars to close

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered bars that have opened in seven counties to immediately close.

June 28, 2020 2:03 p.m.

The Latest: Pence, Abbott acknowledge more Texas virus cases

DALLAS — Both Vice President Mike Pence and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledged Sunday that there has been a rapid rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the state in recent weeks after Abbott begin allowing businesses to start reopening in early May.

June 28, 2020 2:27 p.m.

The Latest: Worldwide cornoavirus death toll exceeds 500,000

ROME — Another tragic milestone was passed Sunday in the coronavirus pandemic: 500,000 deaths worldwide.

June 23, 2020 3:27 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Voting largely smooth in primaries in Kentucky, New York

November 24, 2020 12:12 a.m.

The Latest: Pakistan's cases rise amid large gatherings

ISLAMABAD — Amid defiance of the directive to wear masks and avoid large public gatherings, Pakistan reported 59 more deaths and 2,665 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

November 22, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Pakistan's cases rise amid large gatherings

ISLAMABAD — Amid defiance of the directive to wear masks and avoid large public gatherings, Pakistan reported 59 more deaths and 2,665 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

July 31, 2020 3:03 p.m.

The Latest: Lockdown resumes in western Libya for pandemic

CAIRO — The internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli has reinstated a total lockdown for at least five days to curb the growing coronavirus outbreak in the war-torn country.

July 31, 2020 5:03 p.m.

The Latest: Venezuela unveils coronavirus facility at arena

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s president has unveiled hundreds of hospital beds set up inside a sports dome in the capital of Caracas as his government prepares for a possible wave of coronavirus infections.

July 31, 2020 9:03 p.m.

The Latest: SKorea holds leader of church with virus cluster

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors have arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect as part of an investigation into allegations the church hampered the government’s anti-corfonavirus response after thousands of worshipers were infected in February and March.

August 25, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Day 2 at GOP convention: a first lady, a pardon, Pompeo

August 27, 2020 4:06 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Laura carves destructive path through Louisiana; 4 dead

August 27, 2020 6:27 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Trump, on huge White House stage, decrying Biden, radicals