coronavirus Wednesday — an alarming reminder of the toll the virus has had on the world’s most heavily-infected country.The milestone was reached a day after the deadliest day of the pandemic since May, with over 1,700 people dying on Tuesday alone, according to Johns Hopkins University.
U.S. FDA approves 1st coronavirus self-testing kit for at-home use As of 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, 250,140 deaths have been reported across the U.S.
since the pandemic began last spring, based on data compiled by Johns Hopkins. Roughly 11.5 million infections have been confirmed to date.More than 1,000 people have been dying nearly every day this month, a trend not seen since a second surge of the virus this past summer.