Health | coronavirus US Hits 4M Cases, Just 15 Days After Last Milestone Positive results are surging around the country By Newser Editors Posted Jul 23, 2020 3:25 PM CDT Copied Rafael Ruiz, left, is tested for COVID-19 at a walk-up testing site in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) The US reached another unwanted milestone in the pandemic on Thursday by hitting 4 million cases. The figure comes from the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker. As NPR notes, the milestone comes just 15 days after the US reached 3 million cases. It also represents a doubling of cases in the last 6 weeks, reports the Washington Post. The death toll in the US now exceeds 143,000. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error