Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll tops 75,000 as economy sheds record-setting 20.5 million jobs
May 08, 2020 at 12:01 PM EDT
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rose above 75,000 on Friday, as the U.S. Labor Department said the pandemic cost 20.5 million jobs in April, pushing the unemployment rate to a post World War II high and deepening the economic crisis.