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US records 1,330 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
The United States has surpassed 54,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus, with Johns Hopkins University reporting 1,330 new fatalities in a single 24-hour period as of Sunday evening.
This brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in the US to 54,841, with 964,937 confirmed infections.
The US is by far the hardest-hit country in the global pandemic, in terms of both confirmed infections and deaths.
The daily death toll has varied, with 2,494 deaths reported late Saturday and 1,258 on Friday evening, which was the lowest in nearly three weeks.
Despite the ongoing toll, several US states, including Georgia and Texas, had previously proceeded with plans to reopen some businesses and ease lockdown restrictions.
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