Four months, 3 million confirmed infections and over 130,000 deaths into the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Americans confronted with an alarming resurgence of the scourge are facing long lines at testing sites and going a week or more without receiving a diagnosis. Some sites are running out of kits as testing is ramped up. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has hit 3 million, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University. But U.S. health officials say the real number of infections is probably 10 times higher, or close to 10% of the population.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL: Four months, 3 million confirmed infections and over 130,000 deaths into the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Americans confronted with an alarming resurgence of the scourge are facing long lines at testing sites and going a week or more without receiving a diagnosis. Some sites are running out of kits even as testing is ramped up. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: U.S. stock indexes drifted higher on Wednesday, as more gains for big tech companies help make up for weakness elsewhere across Wall Street. SENT; developing.

RACE FOR A REMEDY-DESPERATION SCIENCE: Six months after COVID-19 started spreading around the globe, desperation rather than information is still driving many decisions about how to treat the disease. SENT: 2040 words, photos. A 1070-word abridged has moved.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-REOPENING SCHOOLS: President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal money if schools don’t reopen in the fall. He says the guidelines his own federal health officials have created for schools to reopen are impractical and expensive. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RENT: American renters are nearing the end of their financial rope as the assistance and protections given to them during the pandemic run their course. About 30% of renters polled by the U.S. Census say they have no confidence or slight confidence in their ability to pay rent next month. While renters don’t have the same protections and support as homeowners, there are some resources available. SENT: 880 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOUSTON: Texas is seeing a surge in the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus since it began aggressively loosening restrictions on gatherings in May and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the have more than doubled in the last two weeks. To see the effect of the surge on hospitals, Associated Press journalists visited United Memorial Medical Center in north Houston. SENT: 1150 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESS LOANS-CONGRESS: Newly released government data show at least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid. Among businesses that received money was a California hotel partially owned by the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as a shipping business started by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s family. SENT: 1180 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNITED JOBS: United Airlines is sending layoff warnings to 36,000 employees, nearly half its U.S. staff. It’s the clearest signal yet of how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic is hurting the airline industry. SENT: 570 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOST PARISHIONERS: Two New York City churches ravaged by the coronavirus are taking different approaches to reopening as they mourn, between them, the loss of at least 134 members of their congregations. SENT: 1040 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take classes online this fall. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GEORGIA: Atlanta’s mayor says she will sign an executive order mandating masks in Georgia’s largest city. A spokesman for Keisha Lance Bottoms says the mayor will sign the order Wednesday. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEATPACKING PLANTS: A new report studying the impact of the coronavirus on workers in meat processing plants has found that 87% of people infected were racial or ethnic minorities and that at least 86 workers have died. SENT: 575 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is infected with the coronavirus, has defended his government’s handling of the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of Brazilians and touted his use of a contentious anti-malaria drug. SENT; developing. With AP EXPLAINS-VIRUS OUTBREAK-BOLSONARO.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA: Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The continent-wide total is now over 508,000 after South Africa recorded another day of more than 10,000 confirmed cases as a new global hot spot. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PALESTINIAN WEDDINGS: The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, is grappling with a renewed coronavirus outbreak that authorities blame on the summer wedding season. SENT: 775 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: Australia’s prime minister says a shutdown of the nation’s second-largest city is necessary and promised continuing financial support for businesses that fear they won’t survive a second lockdown. Also includes other developments in Asia. SENT: 930 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PHILIPPINES: Confirmed coronavirus infections in the Philippines soared past 50,000 on Wednesday in a troubling milestone for a country that has reopened an economy on the brink of recession while still struggling to combat the pandemic. SENT: 670 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESS LOANS-ENTERTAINMENT: From a godfather of cinema to Kermit the Frog, the U.S. government’s small business lending program sent pandemic relief money into unexpected corners of the entertainment industry. SENT: 800 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLOMBIA-DELIVERY DOG: An 8-year-old Labrador retriever named Eros has become an essential worker in Medellin, Colombia, amid the pandemic. SENT: 290 words, photos.

BROOKS BROTHERS-BANKRUPTCY: The storied New York clothier Brooks Brothers is filing for bankruptcy protection. SENT: 390 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN: Authorities in northeast Spain will start fining individuals who do not wear face masks 100 euros ($113) when their use becomes mandatory in Barcelona and the surrounding Catalonia region starting Thursday. SENT: 520 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SERBIA: Police have fired tear gas at protesters in Serbia’s capital during the second day of demonstrations against the president’s handling of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 450 words, photos.

CHINA-UNITED STATES-WHO: China is defending the World Health Organization and lashing out at the U.S. decision to withdraw from the U.N. body. SENT: 320 words. With WHO-US REACTION.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RAVENS QUARTERBACK: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has canceled his annual “Funday with LJ” event in Florida due to surging coronavirus cases in the state and strict gathering limits. SENT: 200 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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