The United States has surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths. Confirmed US deaths just before 2200 GMT stood at 100,047, with 1.69 million infections, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paused during a news conference to note the staggering toll of the "villainous virus," even as states cautiously re-open their shuttered, devastated economies. "Little did we know we would be coming here almost at the exact time when our country would be registering 100,000 people dying from the coronavirus," Ms Pelosi said.
Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee, noted the grisly landmark by speaking directly to suffering families. "To those hurting, I'm