Reported US Coronavirus Deaths Surge To Record 4,591 In A Single Day

A body is picked up from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center on April 2, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The U.S. saw a grim milestone this week: A record 4,591 people were reported dead in the U.S. with COVID-19 died in a 24-hour stretch ending at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, according to John Hopkins University.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the figure beats the previous record of 2,569 reported deaths.

The sharp increase is likely because in New York City’s probable coronavirus deaths are now being counted in the official tally.

As of Friday morning, John Hopkins University reports that the death toll in the U.S. has reached 33,286.

The latest numbers come as President Donald Trump relentlessly pushes for an end to social distancing measures for the sake of “reopening” the sinking economy, despite public health officials’ warning that it would be premature to do so at this time. Governors on both sides of the aisle have also rejected Trump’s desire to have businesses reopen.

Correction: This story has been updated to clarify that the figure was reported deaths within 24 hours. This story also incorrectly reported that the U.S. had the highest mortality rate in the world.

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  1. And Covidiot-In-Chief wants to ReOpen America ASAP…
    with NO national plan for testing!

    What we need is a national targeted testing before we reopen, otherwise it will be a Whack-A-Covid-Outbreak for some time!

    ICYMI:

    Addendum:

    A bold strategy for Covid-19 worth considering:

    …the US should consider suspending the first year of medical school for 1 year and giving the incoming 20 000 medical students the opportunity to join a national service program for public health…

    …deploy to state and local public health departments to enhance the capacity to support a test, trace, track, and quarantine strategy

  2. That’s a tremendous milestone for the nation with the absolute best healthcare in the world and the most aggressive response to the coronavirus anywhere!

    Applause for the top-notch leadership team tackling this situation.

  3. Where is McConnell?

  4. Under Trump, more people dying every day than on 9/11.

    That needs to be the headline, and topic of anti-Trump ads.

    This is going to become our new normsl.

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