Coronavirus: the United States becomes the most affected country in the world

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The United States became the country most affected in the world by the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday.

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The United States became the country worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday by recording 18,860 deaths, surpassing Italy, according to the reference count of Johns Hopkins University.

Italy has so far recorded 20,000 deaths linked to the virus, but with a population five times smaller than that of the United States.

The United States is also the country most affected by the contamination with more than 500,000 people affected.

By Friday, they had become the first country in the world to exceed 2,000 deaths from the new coronavirus in one day, with 2,108 additional deaths recorded in 24 hours.

New York State is the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. On Saturday, New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced that public schools will remain closed until the end of the school year.

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