Nearly 2,600 US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
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Police officers and health workers in a newly approved saliva-based coronavirus testing site in Edison, New Jersey, US, on April 15, 2020.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday (April 15) recorded nearly 2,600 additional deaths from the new coronavirus in 24 hours, a new record and the heaviest daily toll of any country, Johns Hopkins University said.
A running tally from Johns Hopkins showed 2,569 victims at 8.30pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, compared with the same time the previous evening, bringing the total number of US deaths to 28,326 - higher than any other nation.
