US announces 1,262 COVID-19 related deaths in 24 hours

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WASHINGTON, 6th August, 2020 (WAM)

The coronavirus, COVID-19, killed another 1,262 people in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

The country also added 53,158 new cases of the virus, the Baltimore-based institution's tracker showed. The US has now recorded 4.82 million total cases, which have resulted in around 158,000 deaths, making it by far the worst-hit country in the world.