US records 1,783 virus deaths in past 24 hours
Coronavirus chronicle
10 April, 2020, 11:00 am
Last modified: 10 April, 2020, 11:04 am
The number of fatalities was lower than the previous day’s record toll of 1,973
FILE PHOTO: Paramedics take a patient into emergency center at Maimonides Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo
The United States recorded 1,783 deaths related to the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Thursday (0030 GMT Friday).
The number of fatalities was lower than the previous day's record toll of 1,973.
The total number of US fatalities linked to the virus now stands at 16,478, the second-highest tally in the world after Italy.
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