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CDC Reports 20 Million COVID-19 Cases Likely in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are estimating that more Americans than previously thought, as many as 20 million, may have already been infected with the coronavirus. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, shared the information during a call with the press on Thursday. He estimated that between 5% and 8% of the U.S. population has been infected with COVID-19, noting that at the beginning of the outbreak younger people without symptoms weren’t being tested. This new estimate is based on blood samples collected across the country, some from blood donations and some by the CDC.
