United States announces more than 4,000 daily coronavirus-related deaths for first time
According to the latest figures released by the Covid Tracking Project, more than 4,000 American patients lost their lives due to the deadly COVID-19 disease over the past 24 hours. The U.S. has seen a total of 365,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus so far, the Johns Hopkins University data showed.
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- Published Date: 01:55 | 08 January 2021
- Modified Date: 02:09 | 08 January 2021
The United States reported more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in one day for the first time on Thursday, as health systems struggle to cope with the number of sick and dying patients.
A total of 4,033 people died of the coronavirus disease within 24 hours, according to the Covid Tracking Project.
The country has seen a total of 365,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, out of a population of 330 million people.
On Thursday more than 266,000 new cases were reported, bringing the total tally to over 21.6 million cases.
Case numbers are particularly high in the state of California and in Los Angeles County, where more than 1 in 5 test results are coming back positive.
No other country comes close to as many confirmed coronavirus cases in terms of absolute numbers.
In India, there are 10.3 million confirmed cases, while in Brazil, 7.9 million have been counted. Experts also assume there are a high number of unreported coronavirus cases in most countries.
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