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Coronavirus has killed more Americans than Vietnam War as death toll hits 58,640
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In less than four months, more Americans have died of coronavirus than in 20 years of the Vietnam War, harrowing figures show.
In the Vietnam War, which started in 1955 and ended in 1975, the United States lost 58,220 men and women. Earlier today, in just less than four months, the death toll from coronavirus in the US hit 58,223, as the nation passed an appalling milestone.
Reuters tallied up the death toll since the first coronavirus death recorded on February 29. Meanwhile Worldometers, a website which collects global figures, shows the US death toll is at 58,640 as of 11pm this evening.
The total is up more than 2,000 from the previous day. US cases have doubled in 18 days and make up one-third of all infections in the world,
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COVID-19
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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