Studios in atlanta. And this is cnn newsroom. Thank you so much for joining us. Of course our top story, the latest from the coronavirus. The u. S. Is grappling with multiple grim milestones. Confirmed cases crossed the 500,000 mark friday according to Johns Hopkins university. And daily reported deaths topped 2,000 for the first time. That brings americas total death toll to well over 18,000 as you see there. But there is hope. Those daily figures may start declining. And updated model says that friday was the peak for daily deaths in the u. S. As a whole. Still, the researchers also warn some states still may not hit their peaks for weeks to come. Meantime americas epicenter, new york, is trying to manage the bodies of virus victims that are going unclaimed. A very grim picture right there. Some are being buried in newly dug mass graves on an island in new york city. Cnn has correspondents around the world reporting on this pandemic. Lets zero in on the u. S. Erica hill has the lates
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