Washington, October 04, 2020, SPA -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 7,359,952 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 49,327 from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 703 to 208,821, Reuters reported. The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19 as of 4 p.m. ET on Oct. 3 compared with its previous report a day earlier. --SPA 23:49 LOCAL TIME 20:49 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1423107