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Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.

The U.S., India and Brazil lead with the most cases and account for nearly half of the world count. The U.S. alone is poised to hit 10 million cases as hospitalizations continue to climb.

With less than two-thirds the population of the U.S., Brazil logged nearly 4,200 deaths on Tuesday amid reports that hospital ICUs are being overwhelmed by the surge in coronavirus cases.

Speaking during a videoconference with President Vladimir Putin that was broadcast on state-run TV, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that he had tested positive for the virus.

So far this year, flu infections are way down in the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists want to know why — and what it means for the Northern Hemisphere as their flu season looms.

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Climate Central has new analysis out showing how many people are impacted by urban heat islands, areas of cities where the built environment raises temperatures relative to surrounding areas. Several Western cities - including Denver and Las Vegas - were included, and the data show that hundreds of thousands of residents are living in areas where temperatures can be 8 degrees or warmer as a result of the heat island effect.

The country's citizenship minister and education minister separately announced their diagnoses on social media the same day that the country announced a grim new milestone in the pandemic.