The coronavirus crisis is deepening rapidly in Arizona, and the governor of Texas is beginning to backtrack after making one of the most aggressive pushes in the nation to reopen his state. The daily count of confirmed cases across the U.S. stands near the peak reached during the dark days of late April. According to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University, the 34,500 COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday were slightly fewer than the day before, but still close to the U.S. daily high of 36,400 from April.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CARE HOME RECKONING — In France, a reckoning is beginning for 14,000 deaths among care home residents, a cataclysm that scythed through the generation that endured World War II. Families whose elders died behind the closed doors of homes in lockdown are filing wrongful death lawsuits, triggering police investigations. They are hiring lawyers and banding together to bust through walls of silence erected by homes that failed to keep families updated about COVID-19 deaths and infections. UPCOMING: A longer version of 1,500 words and another version of 900 words, photos, video by 3 a.m.

AP POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-REOPENING — After months of steady progress, new confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to near record levels in the U.S. this week. Experts blame a nation that’s become complacent, and a new poll finds evidence to back them up: Support for measures to slow the virus’ spread has declined from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. To be sure, the June survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that many Americans never fully embraced the reopening effort now underway in many states SENT: 798 words, photos, graphics.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — The number of new coronavirus cases reported per day in the U.S. stood at more than 34,000 Thursday, just short of the all-time high reached in late April during some of the darkest and deadliest days of the crisis. SENT: 868 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Thursday after a choppy start as investors weigh a mixed batch of economic reports highlighting the damage that the coronavirus lockdowns have inflicted on the economy. SENT: 739 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP -- U.S. officials believe as many as 20 million Americans have contracted the coronavirus since COVID-19 first arrived in the country, suggesting millions had the virus and never knew it. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PRIVATE SCHOOLS — The Trump administration moves forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U.S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically requires. SENT: 813 words by 4 p.m., photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MISSING CAMP — For millions of kids in the U.S., late June has been a time they wait for all year long — the start of summer camp. But this year most overnight summer camps are canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 987 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PORTUGAL — With hundreds of new infections confirmed daily, Portugal is struggling to convince other European countries that it remains a safe country to visit as the summer tourism season begins. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 3 a.m.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA-UNEQUAL CARE: While India’s leaders have promised coronavirus testing and care for all who need it, regardless of income, treatment options are as stratified and unequal as the country itself. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, video by 11 p.m.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA — African countries say governments around the world should “remove all obstacles” to swift and equitable distribution of any successful COVID-19 vaccine, including by making all intellectual property and technologies immediately available. SENT: 567 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million. SENT: 919 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GERMANY — German police have deployed hundreds of officers across two western regions that have been placed under renewed pandemic lockdown in an attempt to contain a coronavirus outbreak linked to a slaughterhouse. SENT: 539 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA-NEW DELHI TESTING — Indian authorities are launching a massive coronavirus survey taking down health details from New Delhi’s entire population of 29 million and testing everyone with symptoms by July 6. SENT: 530 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDONESIA — The number of coronavirus infections in Indonesia surpasses 50,000, an increase that is worrying experts at a time when the government is allowing businesses to resume operations amid increasing economic pressure. SENT: 540 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RELIEF CHECKS-DECEASED — Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, a government watchdog reports. SENT: 440 words. SENT: 459 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS — The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits fell to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are still at a painfully high level. SENT: 1,076 words, photos.

MED--VIRUS OUTBREAK-TELEPHONE CARE —Worries about coronavirus exposure have pushed some patients into relying on audio-only telephone calls for their care, even as technology and changes in government regulations make video telemedicine easier. SENT: 910 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TESTING LAG — As part of the plan to restart its season, the NBA is preparing to test players, coaches and others for the coronavirus each night inside a basketball bubble in Orlando, Florida. SENT: 1,096 words, photos by 4 p.m.

DOWN TIME — Finally, major leaguers are on track to resume this virus-abbreviated 2020 season. SENT: 836 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHO — Germany announced that it is giving half a billion euros to support the World Health Organization amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but said reforms are necessary to make the agency more transparent and accountable. SENT: 479 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NAVY — When the coronavirus made U.S. Navy ship stops in foreign countries too risky, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS San Jacinto were ordered to keep moving and avoid all port visits. SENT: 999 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-MOVIE THEATERS — Movie theaters have been closed throughout the country since mid-March, and AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr had been away from the silver screen for almost 100 days. SENT: 630 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA — The union representing actors at Walt Disney World says the company should also postpone welcoming back guests at its Florida parks. They are scheduled to reopen next month after being closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 588 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA-DISNEYLAND — Disney delays Southern California theme park reopenings. SENT: 400 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-RUNNING FOR GRANDMA — As his “Nana” battled COVID-19, endurance athlete Corey Cappelloni ran 218 miles from Washington, D.C., to her nursing home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to lift her spirits. SENT: 635 words, photos, video.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL’S DRIVE-INS — People watch a movie from their cars at a drive-in movie inside the Palmeiras’ soccer stadium. The program will be a test for them to come up with a plan to what will be the new normal to the entertainment industry during this pandemic period. UPCOMING: Photos and video by 8 p.m.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TEXAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is halting elective surgeries in its biggest counties and is pausing the state’s aggressive reopening as it deals with a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. SENT: 350 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPACE DASHBOARD -- Three space agencies are showing people how the coronavirus lockdowns are changing Earth in real time. SENT: 275 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-VACCINE — Who would be the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Probably people in the country where the first effective vaccine is developed. SENT: 264 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EIFFEL TOWER — Marking another milestone in France’s recovery from coronavirus lockdown, the Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors after its longest-ever closure in peace time: 104 days. SENT: 290 words, photos.

BRITAIN-LONDON-CLASHES — London police say a street party in the south London district of Brixton that violated coronavirus lockdown restrictions descended into violence and 22 officers were slightly injured. SENT: 311 words, photos.

GREECE-VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUDGET — Greece’s budget deficit has widened due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, which has slammed the key tourism sector and is pushing the country into recession. SENT: 190 words, photos.

DJOKOVIC EVENT-VIRUS CASES — Third-ranked tennis player Dominic Thiem has apologized for taking part in a exhibition series hosted by Novak Djokovic where four players have tested positive for the coronavirus. SENT: 286 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.

-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 Cases Compared Inside and Outside of China (Chart): Chart shows the number of confirmed cases in China over time and compares them to cases confirmed outside of China.

-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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