Coronavirus live updates: Pence staffer tests positive for virus; US economy lost 20.5M jobs in April; states take big reopening steps
As the U.S. economy saw record-high job losses and unemployment last month, states such as Alaska, Arizona and Pennsylvania were taking major steps Friday to lift coronavirus restrictions. There were more than 76,000 deaths and 1.27 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. on Friday, according to the John Hopkins University data dashboard. Worldwide, the virus has killed nearly 272,000 people and infected more than 3.9 million. […]