US sets record, hits 2,108 Coronavirus deaths in one day

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Medical personnel wearing personal protective equipment to protect from the new coronavirus remove a body from the
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to refrigerated containers parked outside, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

The United States has recorded 2,108 Coronavirus deaths in one day, setting a new world record as the first country to reach that figures.

According to figures from Johns Hopkins University, 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections.

The US now has at least 18,693 deaths and 500,399 confirmed cases, according to Johns Hopkins, which is tracking the disease globally. About half of the deaths were recorded in the New York area.

Italy has reported 18,849 deaths while globally more than 102,000 people have died with the virus.

The US could soon surpass Italy as the country with the most coronavirus deaths worldwide.

But experts on the White House Covid-19 task force say the outbreak is starting to level off across the US, according to BBC.

Dr Deborah Birx said there were good signs the outbreak was stabilising, but cautioned: “As encouraging as they are, we have not reached the peak.”

President Donald Trump also said he expects the US to see a lower death toll than the initial predictions of 100,000 fatalities, adding: “We’re seeing clear signs that our aggressive strategy is saving countless lives”.