The number of fatalities was a sharp increase after two days in decline. The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday).
The number of fatalities was a sharp increase after two days in decline. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 25,757 people in the US, the most of any country.
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