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April 20, 2020 / Fred Imbert, Kevin Stankiewicz, Jessica Bursztynsky

Chart: US outbreak 200420

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. 

  • Global cases: More than 2,416,100
  • Global deaths: At least 165,939
  • US cases: More than 759,700
  • US deaths: At least 40,683

The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

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10:36 am: US restaurants on track to lose $240 billion by the end of 2020, survey says

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U.S. restaurants are on track to lose $50 billion in April, with losses amounting to an estimated $240 billion by the end of 2020, as the coronavirus crisis ravages the industry, according to a National Restaurant Association survey released Monday.

Two-thirds of U.S. restaurant workers — or 8 million people — have been laid off or furloughed with the closing of 4 in 10 restaurants, but at least 60% of operators say existing federal relief programs will not help them prevent more layoffs, the survey found. —Reuters

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