According to data published by the World Health Organisation, Friday was America's deadliest day since the Covid-19 pandemic hit America.
According to the figures, the US recorded 2,909 deaths in a single day as of 4am on Friday, the Daily Mail reported. So far, that number is the highest daily Covid-19 death toll America has seen.
It substantially surpasses the second highest US daily death toll, on April 23, when 2,471 deaths were reported. At least 67,173 people have died as a result of coronavirus in the US, where there have been more than 1.1 million confirmed cases.
Over the past fortnight, several states have started reopening stores, restaurants and other public spaces. The data released by the WHO is different from the figures