Coronavirus update: Global cases edge toward 30 million; Trump denies playing down crisis, says U.S. will have ‘herd mentality’
September 16, 2020 at 10:31 AM EDT
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 moved closer to 30 million on Wednesday, and the U.S. tally rose to 6.6 million, as President Donald Trump denied that he had played down the virus, even though he admitted as much in a taped recording released last week.