The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to a new high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states, as the pandemic trended in the wrong direction in nearly all of the country outside of the Northeast. The U.S. recorded 50,700 new cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. All but 10 U.S. states are showing an increase of confirmed cases over the last 14 days, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project. Nebraska and South Dakota were the only states outside the Northeast with a decrease in cases. But those states are also recording higher positive test rates.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK: U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But the job-market recovery may already be faltering because of a new round of closings and layoffs triggered by a resurgence of the coronavirus; VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

ECONOMY-JOBS REPORT-FIVE TAKEAWAYS: At first glance, the June employment report was a blockbuster. The U.S. economy produced a record 4.8 million added jobs last month, walloping expectations. And the unemployment rate sank from 13.3% all the way to 11.1%. Still, most economists warn that the risks ahead outweigh the reasons to cheer as the economy and the job market struggle to emerge from a devastating meltdown triggered by the coronavirus. SENT: 1070 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks are closing higher Thursday after a report showed the U.S. job market continues to climb out of the crater created by the coronavirus pandemic in the spring. SENT: 790 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA-TOBACCO BAN: South Africa is three months into a ban on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products, an unusual tactic employed by a government to protect the health of its citizens during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 845 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BARS: Authorities are closing bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections. SENT: 840 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SIMPLER FOURTH: The Fourth of July was always a time for communities to come together. There were daylong celebrations with patriotic parades in the morning and fireworks finales to cap it off. This year, people are being urged to stay home. Coronavirus concerns are changing the way the holiday is celebrated. SENT: 910 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA-WHAT HAPPENED: Since Memorial Day, California has gone from a coronavirus success story to a cautionary tale. Health experts say the change was a combination of a populace made complacent by positive trends, the rapid reopening of businesses and the late adoption of a mandatory mask rule. SENT: 1060 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SUPPLIES: Congressional Democrats say President Donald Trump’s administration needs a better plan to address shortages of protective gear and coronavirus testing supplies. SENT: 480 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS: Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? No, not for most people. SENT: 310 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-AFGHANISTAN: For seven years, Najibullah Seddiqi’s oxygen factory sat idle in the Afghan capital Kabul because corruption and power cuts made it impossible to work. But when the novel coronavirus began racing through his country, he opened the factory’s dusty gates and went back to work. SENT: 570 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-BRAZILIAN TODDLER: The coronavirus death toll in Brazil keeps rising and among the dead is a little girl named Vitoria Gabrielle from a working class Rio de Janeiro neighborhood. Her mother, Andréa de Sousa, thinks her 14-month-old daughter got infected while undergoing treatment for gastrointenstinal problems in a hospital. SENT: 650 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: India’s number of coronavirus cases has passed 600,000, its infection curve is rising and its testing capacity is being increased. SENT: 910 words, photos.

TRUMP-JULY 4TH: The Trump administration is promising one of the largest fireworks displays in recent memory in Washington on July Fourth. It also plans to give away as many as 300,000 face masks to those who come down to the National Mall for the festivities, although they won’t be required to wear them. SENT: 675 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA: California has reversed course on its economic reopening as cases of the coronavirus surge. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday shut down bars, movie theaters and indoor eating at restaurants for three weeks across 19 counties that have 72% of the state’s population. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS: Eager to hit the slot machines and table games after a 108-day absence, gamblers endured wearing face masks and did without smoking and drinking Thursday as five of Atlantic City’s nine casinos reopened amid the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 660 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-KANSAS: Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has issued an order directing Kansas residents to wear masks in public places and their workplaces. SENT: 540 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TEXAS: Houston area officials are criticizing a change in how local hospitals are reporting intensive care unit capacity during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 660 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BOLIVIA: The long deserted streets of Bolivia are roiling again with protests as the government tries to resolve a political crisis in the middle of a pandemic. SENT: 820 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRLINES LOANS: Five airlines including American Airlines have reached tentative agreements for new loans from the government to help them survive the virus pandemic. SENT: 680 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-VANILLA ICE: Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that was drawing fierce criticism because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 510 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUTTIGIEG: Former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has teamed up with the mayor of South Carolina’s capital city to help municipalities stem the spread of the coronavirus. SENT: 510 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TEXAS MASK: A woman in Fort Worth, Texas became verbally abusive and spit on the counter of a 7-Eleven after being told she needed to wear a face mask in order to make a purchase. SENT: 150 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COVID PARTIES-ALABAMA: Officials in an Alabama city say several college students organized “COVID-19” parties as a contest to see who would get the virus first. SENT: 210 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY TOURISTS: Officials on the Italian island of Sardinia are distancing themselves from a reported decision by local airport authorities to prevent a group of Americans who arrived in a private plane from going to their rented summer house due to European Union anti-coronavirus measures. SENT: 375 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRENCH LAWSUITS: A collective of health care workers is seeking a broad legal inquiry into France’s failure to provide adequate masks, gloves and other protective equipment as the coronavirus swept across the country. SENT: 490 words, photos.

FRENCH OPEN-FANS ALLOWED: The French Open will allow fans to attend this year’s postponed tournament. SENT: 190 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOMALIA: A military court in Somalia has sentenced a police officer to death in the fatal shooting of two civilians while enforcing coronavirus restrictions in April. SENT: 120 words.

DJOKOVIC-EVENT-VIRUS CASES: Novak Djokovic says he and his wife have now tested negative for the coronavirus. SENT: 190 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK—INDIA-NEW GARDENERS-PHOTO GALLERY: The indigenous Naga people in India’s northeast, once virtually cut off from the rest of the country because of an insurgent movement seeking independence, were reminded of their vulnerabilities during coronavirus lockdown. SENT: 320 words, photos .

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

-US cases county-by-county. Embed code can be found in Coverage Plan. A static graphic also will be available in AP Newsroom.

-State trends (table): Trends in new cases and positivity rates for each U.S. state over the past 14 days.

-Case count (table): Searchable table of confirmed cases, including recoveries and deaths, by country, updated each hour.

-Interactive breakdown of unemployment filings by state with time scale for each (going back as far as 2000)

-Virus Europe Spread (map): An auto updating European map tracking the total confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths from coronavirus.

Additional graphics and interactives include:

- Flattening the Coronavirus Curve (Chart): Chart compares the cumulative cases over time in some of the hardest hit countries by coronavirus.

-Virus Global Spread (table): Table of countries which have confirmed cases of the virus. Table also includes when the virus was initially reported and the number of deaths by country.

-Virus Global Spread (Map): Map of countries which have confirmed cases of the virus. Map also includes when the virus was initially reported and the number of deaths by country.

-Virus US State Map: State by state count of confirmed cases in the U.S.

-Virus US State Table: Table tracks the number of cases, recoveries and deaths for the US including its territories.

-Status of Cases Worldwide: Auto-updating once a day, this chart tracks the levels of active cases and deaths from COVID-19 around the world over time.

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