WASHINGTON: COVID-19 claims about 2,600 lives in the United States of America during last 24 hours, a new record and the heaviest daily toll of any country that took the total number of US deaths to 28,326.
Johns Hopkins University in its report showed 2,569 victims at 8:30 pm Eastern Time (0030 GMT Thursday), compared with the same time the previous evening, bringing the total number of US deaths to 28,326 — higher than any other nation. According to Johns Hopkins, the number of confirmed infections in the country reached 636,350.
The figures came after President Donald Trump earlier in the evening said “the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases,” and he will announce Thursday the first plans for lifting coronavirus lockdowns.
Trump says US likely passed the peak of coronavirus cases
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is past the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and that he will announce guidelines for reopening the economy on Thursday.
“It is clear that our aggressive strategy is working,” he told a news conference. “The battle continues but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases.”
Trump added that “these encouraging developments have put us in a very strong position to finalize guidelines for states on reopening the country.”
He said he would discuss this in a news conference on Thursday, “announcing guidelines.”
Facing a tough re-election in November, the Republican president has been bullish on reopening the world s largest economy as soon as possible.
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