Dear Reader:

Worldometer, June 4: over 173 million cases and over 3.7 million deaths recorded worldwide. Over 34 million cases and over 611 thousand deaths in the U.S., close to 17 thousand new cases and 574 new deaths yesterday.

Over 28 million cases and over 341 thousand deaths in India, over 134 thousand new cases and 2,706 new deaths yesterday,

Over 16 million cases and almost 470 thousand deaths in Brazil, over 83 thousand new cases and 2,978 new deaths yesterday.

anita