Washington [US], Apr 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from coronavirusin the United States has risen by 1,904 to 16,672 within the past 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University said.
A day earlier, the United States registered 1,965 fatalities, which is the worst number since the start of the pandemic. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States now stands at 465,750, with about 26,000 people having recovered.
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, more than 1.6 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 95,000 fatalities, according to the same university. (Sputnik/ANI)
New York reports 518 new COVID-19 deaths in single day, city tally reaches 4,778
New York [USA], April 10 (ANI): New York City reported 518 deaths linked to coronavirus on Thursday (local time) and the number of cases of the deadly virus rose by 7,521. This brings the city’s total to 87,725 cases and 4,778 deaths.
New York City is the worst affected coronavirus region in the United States , CNN reported citing official data. The United States has confirmed over 4.50 lakh coronavirus cases. The countrywide death toll stands at 16,498.