US reports over 1,900 Covid-19 deaths in single day after setting global record for most fatalities

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The US, which is now leading the world in the number of coronavirus deaths, has added another 1,920 to its grim count in the space of the last 24 hours, John Hopkins University reports.

Earlier on Saturday, the US replaced Italy at the top of the coronavirus death toll chart, as lethal Covid-19 cases registered on the US soil crossed the 20,000 milestone.

The Saturday’s nationwide death toll is slightly lower than the one reported the day before. On Friday, the US became the first country in the world to report over 2,000 fatalities in a single day as the virus claimed some 2,108 lives across the nation, which has become one of the worst-hit by the pandemic.

With the number of those who lost their lives due to the outbreak in the US keeps skyrocketing, it is widely believed that the country has either already hit its coronavirus peak or that the worst is just around the corner.

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April 11, 2020 at 04:18PM
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