In the United States, the death toll from the new coronavirus has reached its highest level, with 1,700 people dying in a single day. This was reported by CNN, citing calculations by Johns Hopkins University based on data from federal and local authorities.
The outbreak of the new type of coronavirus was recorded at the end of 2019 in central China and has spread to most countries of the world, and has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 396.2 thousand cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the United States. 12,722 people have died, and 21,763 people have recovered. The previous highest daily death toll was recorded on April 3, with 1.4 thousand people.