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For a two-week span during the worst of China's coronavirus epidemic, thousands of its people were diagnosed with the disease every day. Now, hundreds of thousands per day around the world are contracting the disease it causes, COVID-19.

Follow the per-day trend lines of the disease with these graphics. Note that the numbers in this chart are approximate and updated once a day, before noon Eastern time.