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U.S. Cases Increase 1.5%; N.Y. Expands Reopening: Virus Update

A person purchases an ice cream cone from a food truck at Domino Park in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Friday, May 15, 2020. Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city along with the NYPD will be launching a pilot program in public parks this weekend to monitor crowds and ensure people are practicing social distancing.Photographer: Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg
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U.S. coronavirus cases rose 1.5% in the past 24 hours, below the one-week average of 1.6%. New York’s western region and the area around Albany are ready to reopen as new deaths fell to a seven-week low. France reported a rise in fatalities.