Coronavirus live updates: U.S. death toll nears 100,000
The number of U.S. coronavirus deaths approached 100,000, with more than 99,600 deaths recorded as of early Wednesday, according to NBC News' count. The U.S. leads the world in both deaths and confirmed cases, with 1.69 million infections.
The National Hockey League on Tuesday announced a plan to resume its suspended season by moving directly into playoffs, but details, including which "hub cities" would host the contests, remained up in the air.
Former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called President Donald Trump "an absolute fool to talk that way" after Trump criticized Biden for wearing a mask during a Memorial Day remembrance.
"Every leading doc in the world is saying we should wear a mask when you're in a crowd," Biden said in a CNN interview.
Trump, who did not wear a mask during Memorial Day services, retweeted Fox News commentator Brit Hume's Monday night tweet criticizing Biden. Trump denied mocking Biden at a Tuesday news conference.
Here's what to know about the coronavirus, plus a timeline of the most critical moments:
MAPS: Confirmed cases in the U.S. and worldwide; confirmed deaths in the U.S. and globally
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