Coronavirus update: Global COVID-19 cases top 38.9 million as trial of promising therapy finds it does not stop patients dying
October 16, 2020 at 11:04 AM EDT
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 world-wide climbed above 38.9 million on Friday, as a clinical trial found one therapy believed to be promising as a treatment to have no effect on mortality in hospitalized patients.
