Number of COVID-19 cases in US passes 60,000, 827 dead

WASHINGTON — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the United States reaches 60,115, while 827 people have died, a tracker run by Johns Hopkins University shows.

The tracker showed 600 deaths around 24 hours earlier. The US has the third highest number of confirmed cases behind China and Italy, and the US death rate is now 1.38 percent, based on reported cases.

The true number of infected is believed to be far higher, meaning the real death rate would be lower.

— AFP

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