US sets new global record with 1,480 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

US sets new global record with 1,480 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
April 4, 2020, 7:53 am

A doctor wears a protective mask as he walks outside Mount Sinai Hospital during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York. (Reuters)

The United States recorded nearly 1,500 deaths from COVID-19 between Thursday and Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, the worst 24-hour death toll globally since the pandemic began. US

With 1,480 deaths counted between 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) Thursday and the same time Friday, according to the university's continuously updated figures, the total number of people who have died since the start of the pandemic in the United States is now 7,406.

The Trump administration appeared to join local officials on Thursday in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-exploding coronavirus pandemic, as the US death toll rose by 1,000 in a single day for the first time.

New York City, the pandemic's epicenter, has mere days to prepare for the worst of the novel coronavirus outbreak, said Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose city has suffered more than a quarter of US coronavirus-related deaths. levant

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