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US coronavirus deaths top 17,000

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Reuters
10 April, 2020, 09:40 pm
Last modified: 10 April, 2020, 09:45 pm

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US coronavirus deaths top 17,000

With many Americans celebrating the Easter holiday on Sunday, the top US infectious disease expert warned on Friday that it is too early to relax restrictions on American

Reuters
10 April, 2020, 09:40 pm
Last modified: 10 April, 2020, 09:45 pm
A sign reminding people to "wash your hands" during the current coronavirus outbreak hangs on the semi-permanent anti-nuclear weapons White House Peace Vigil across from White House in Washington, US March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
A sign reminding people to "wash your hands" during the current coronavirus outbreak hangs on the semi-permanent anti-nuclear weapons White House Peace Vigil across from White House in Washington, US March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US deaths due to the coronavirus topped 17,000 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs that Americans staying home was curbing new infections.

US officials warned Americans to expect alarming numbers of coronavirus deaths this week, even as there was evidence that the number of new infections was flattening in New York state, the epicenter of the US outbreak.

With many Americans celebrating the Easter holiday on Sunday, the top US infectious disease expert warned on Friday that it is too early to relax restrictions on Americans.

"Now is no time to back off," Dr Anthony Fauci said.

US cases topped 472,000 on Friday and have been rising by 30,000 to 35,000 cases a day as testing becomes more available. Globally, there have been over 1.5 million confirmed cases, with the death rate fast approaching 100,000.

Only Italy has more deaths, with 18,279 fatalities reported on Thursday, although it has a much smaller population that the United States. After a marked reduction from previous peaks, new infections have picked up in the past two days, frustrating hopes that the illness was in clear retreat.

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