WASHINGTON: United States has recorded more than 1,500 coronavirus pandemic deaths in past 24 hours, said a report of Johns Hopkins University.
During last 24 hours the United States has recorded 1,536 new coronavirus deaths, taking the overall number of COVID-19 deaths in the US to 91,845.
The US tops the world both for the highest death toll and the highest number of infections
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a ban on travel from Brazil, which has the world’s third-highest number of people infected by the novel coronavirus. “We are considering it,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
“I don’t want people coming over here and infecting our people. I don’t want people over there sick either. We’re helping Brazil with ventilators. … Brazil is having some trouble, no question about it,” Trump added.
It is pertinent to note that Brazil recorded a new daily record of 1,179 deaths from the new coronavirus with a total of 17,971 total fatalities and 271,628 confirmed cases, the health ministry said. Brazil registered 1,179 #coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.
This was worst daily toll yet in the hardest-hit Latin American country,
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