More than 3,00,000 coronavirus cases in US; death toll over 8,000

at 10:19 am

New Delhi (NVI): The COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 8,000 mark in the United Cases, while 3,00,000 people have tested positive for the virus in the country.

In a White House Briefing yesterday, US President Donald Trump said that “there will be a lot of death” in the coming weeks.

In the briefing, the US President also said that federal agencies are working together to supplement the states by stockpiling medical supplies around the country.

Meanwhile, New York has got 1,100 ventilators with help from China and Oregon. The State has got 1,000 ventilators from China.

The Chinese government has facilitated a donation of the devices from billionaires Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai, the co-founders of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was quoted as saying by the US media.

The total number of global cases has passed 1.2 million, including more than 64,000 fatalities. Over 246,000 patients are reported to have recovered.