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The United States surpassed more than 11 million COVID-19 on Sunday, as the third wave of the virus continued its uncontrolled spread, new restrictions were introduced, and Americans weighed whether and how they can celebrate Thanksgiving.

The U.S. led the world with 9.9 million cases and more than 237,000 deaths, Johns Hopkins University data shows.

A new model from the University of Washington shows that half a million Americans could die of the coronavirus by February 2021. But researchers say that if Americans universally wore masks, nearly 130,000 of these lives could be saved.

Hospitals around the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff.

More than 10,000 of the new hires will be full-time and part-time pharmacy technicians who can help dispense medications and administer COVID-19 tests.

President Donald Trump is leaning into fear tactics as he accuses the left of trying to “erase American history, purge American values and destroy the American way of life.”

At least seven states have set new records for single-day increases in coronavirus cases, prompting some to set new restrictions as concerns mount over possible “superspreader events” during the upcoming holiday season.

France and Spain are now seeing more new cases every day than they did when the virus originally peaked in the spring. Israel on Friday entered a second nationwide lockdown, shuttering restaurants, hotels, gyms and more, amid soaring new cases and as the Jewish High Holiday season begins. While epidemiologists expected autumn to be worse, the rapid resurgence comes ahead...

Experts are warning increased vigilance for Labor Day weekend gatherings, after COVID-19 cases in the United States topped six million on Aug. 30. Cases have also rose among children during back-to-school season: according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, childhood cases rose by 17 percent during the last two weeks of August.

NBC 7 Investigates used the data from the county website to create the map below. The data will be updated monthly.

The California Senate abruptly canceled its session after a Republican lawmaker tested positive for the coronavirus

With the United States now topping 5 million coronavirus cases as school district reopen across the country, a growing number of children are becoming infected. More than 97,000 children tested positive in just the last two weeks of July, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

With 4 million cases and counting, the United States hit yet another milestone in COVID-19 cases. Death rates in some states also appear to be soaring. Officials are now going to more desperate measures trying to slow down the latest surge of the deadly virus.