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US surpasses 180,000 virus deaths: Johns Hopkins
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Demonstrators against U.S. President Donald Trump protest for him to resign, during a march to honor people who have died during the COVID-19 outbreak, in Brooklyn, New York, US, August 21, 2020.The United States passed the grim milestone of 180,000 coronavirus deaths Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University's real-time tracker. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
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he United States passed the grim milestone of 180,000 coronavirus deaths Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University's real-time tracker.
The US added 931 new virus deaths in 24 hours, the Baltimore-based university reported at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Friday), bringing the total death toll to 180,527.
An additional 42,859 new cases brought the overall caseload to 5,860,397. The US is by far the hardest-hit country in the world in terms of both number of cases and deaths.
At least 2,101,326 have recovered from the virus in the country.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the US has dropped in recent weeks, but the country is far from out of the woods, with case numbers varying vastly by region.
