Coronavirus / US records most coronavirus deaths in a day by any country as 1,169 die

The US recorded 1,169 coronavirus fatalities in a single day, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed on Thursday, the highest one-day death toll recorded in any country so far. The White House medical experts have projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the country from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.

Hindustan Times : Apr 03, 2020, 01:32 PM
Washington: The United States recorded 1,169 Covid-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed Thursday, the highest one-day death toll recorded in any country since the global pandemic began.

The toll reflected figures reported by the university between 8:30 pm Wednesday (0030 GMT) and the same time Thursday.

The grim record was previously held by Italy, where 969 people died on March 27.

The US has now recorded 5,926 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began.