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US records 1,169 new coronavirus deaths, the highest one-day toll recorded in any country

The United States recorded 1,169 COVID-19 fatalities in a single day, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed Thursday, the highest one-day death toll recorded in any country since the global pandemic began.

The toll reflected figures reported by the university between 8:30pm Wednesday (0030 GMT) and the same time Thursday.


The grim record was previously held by Italy, where 969 people died on March 27.


The US has now recorded around 6000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began.

France 24

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