U.S. reports 960 more novel coronavirus-related deaths, bringing tally to 103,758
According to the latest data based on the figures released by the Johns Hopkins University, almost 1000 more U.S. patients have died from the COVID-19 disease. The total number of novel coronavirus fatalities has approached 104,000 threshold, the official data showed.
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- Published Date: 01:17 | 31 May 2020
- Modified Date: 01:17 | 31 May 2020
The United States recorded 960 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, bringing its total to 103,758 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
The country has officially logged 1,769,776 cases of the virus, far more than any other nation, the tracker by the Baltimore-based university showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday).
The new numbers came as President Donald Trump faced a broad backlash over severing ties with the World Health Organization during the pandemic.
Trump initially suspended funding to the WHO last month, accusing it of not doing enough to curb the early spread of the virus and being too lenient with China, where COVID-19 emerged late last year.
On Friday he moved to make that decision permanent in a major blow to the agency. The US is the WHO's biggest contributor, supplying $400 million last year.
The European Union urged Washington to reconsider its decision to cut funding in the middle of a pandemic that has killed more than 366,000 people and devastated the global economy.
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