The new coronavirus has killed 49,759 people in the United States after one of the worst human reports recorded in 24 hours, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday evening. Between 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening and Thursday evening, 3,176 deaths linked to Covid-19 were recorded in the country, by far the most bereaved by the virus, according to official figures. Over this 24-hour period, 26,971 new cases of coronavirus were identified for a total of 866,646 cases identified, according to the count by Johns Hopkins, which refers.
3,176 dead Thursday evening, worst record in a day
Due to the lack of testing, the true number of people infected is likely to be vastly higher. By the end of last week, the United States had recorded two very heavy daily reports (more than 3,800 and 4,500 dead), but these were partly due to the addition of deaths "probably linked" to Covid-19 , which had not previously been taken into account.
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In addition to these two assessments, that of 3,176 dead Thursday evening is the deadliest ever recorded in a country in one day since the start of the pandemic, which killed nearly 190,000 people worldwide.
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Despite these alarming figures, several American states such as Texas, Vermont and Georgia have decided to embark on the path of deconfinement, by authorizing certain businesses to reopen.