The United States crossed the threshold of 15,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic early Thursday afternoon, according to the count of the American university Johns Hopkins. The epidemic had killed at least 15,938 people in the country at 9 p.m. (French time) on Thursday, according to continuously updated figures from the university, which refer.
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Over 450,000 cases
According to the same source, the country had more than 450,000 cases of Covid-19 officially registered, a figure much lower than the true number of infected people, due to the lack of available tests. The United States is the second most bereaved country in the world, ahead of Spain (15,238 dead) and behind Italy (18,279).
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The last two evolutions calculated over 24 hours, Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening, each time reported an increase of nearly 2,000 deaths. New York State, epicenter of the pandemic in the country, is the most bereaved, with more than 7,000 dead.