New Delhi (NVI): At 53,928 deaths, the US has one-fourth of the world’s total Covid-19 fatalities so far, as per the latest data by John Hopkins University. The global death toll has surpassed 2,00,000.
The US has recorded 2,494 more coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the Baltimore-based university. This is a jump from Friday when the US recorded the lowest number of virus deaths — 1,258 — in nearly three weeks. The country is the hardest hit by the global pandemic.
US President Donald Trump has signed a 484 billion US dollar coronavirus relief bill.
With nearly one in six workers out of a job, Georgia, Oklahoma and several other states have taken tentative steps at reopening businesses, according to media reports.
