US adds 1,127 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

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WASHINGTON, May 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The United States recorded a further 1,127 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing its total to 97,048 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

The country has also officially logged 1,621,658 cases of the virus, far more than any other nation, the tracker kept by the Baltimore-based university showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday).