US coronavirus deaths top 1,200 in last 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tracker

08:44, April 06, 2020

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  US records 1,150 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tracker

  File photoThe US recorded 1,150 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University said late Monday, pushing the countrys toll further above the 10,000 mark reached earlier in the day.According to Johns Hopkins running tally, there are more than 366,000 cases of new coronavirus in the United States -- including in excess of 30,000 new cases in 24 hours -- with total deaths at 10,783.The US has by far the most number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world. The number of deaths recorded since the start of the pandemic has for the past several days increased by at least 1,000 per day and is gradually approaching the number of deaths in Italy (16,523) and Spain (13,005).

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  US marks record 2,108 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

  The United States on Friday become the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.A resident wearing mask is seen in a metro station in Washington D.C., the United States, March 31, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)The US has now recorded 18,586 deaths and is closing in on the toll of 18,849 dead in Italy, which has seen the most fatalities so far in the global pandemic.America is also approaching half a million confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 496,535 as of 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Saturday), an increase of 35,098 in the past 24 hours.

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  Nearly 2,000 US coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally

  File photoNearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday).The record daily figure of 1,939 brings the total number of deaths in the US to12,722, which is approaching tolls in the worst-hit countries so far -- Italy with 17,127 dead and Spain with 13,798.President Donald Trump has defended his response to the crisis, and on Tuesday he blamed the World Health Organization for reacting slowly.He questioned why the WHO had given "such a faulty recommendation," apparently referring to the UN bodys advice against curtailing international travel to stop the virus which first spread from China."They called it wrong. They really missed the call. They could have called it months earlier," he said.Trump has been widely criticized for initially downplaying the virus, which he likened to an ordinary flu and said was under control in the United States, before later accepting that it was a national emergency.