After a week's lull in the number of people getting infected from coronavirus in the United States, the daily infection rate has climbed back to above 20,000.
With 23051 new cases reporting in the last 24 hours, the total number of infections in the country rose to 1,721,926 as of John Hopkins University's 6:00 a.m. ET update Friday.This is 4374 more cases than what was reported in the previous day.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.