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Coronavirus: US overtakes Italy as country with most deaths

Coronavirus: US overtakes Italy as country with most deaths

  • American death toll set to reach 19,000
  • US is first country to report 2,000 deaths in a day
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The US has suffered more confirmed coronavirus deaths than any other country and on Saturday was poised to soon reach 19,000 Covid-19 fatalities, new data indicated.

By Saturday afternoon, Johns Hopkins University’s tally of US Covid-19 fatalities was at 18,860. Italy followed with 18,849. The US was also the first country to report 2,000 deaths in a single day, with 2,108 people dying in the previous 24 hours.

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