WASHINGTON: At least 3,332 new coronavirus deaths were reported in the United States in a 24-hour period, bringing the tally nearly to 50,000.
The US is the worst-hit country in the world, it has 866,646 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and deaths 49,759. Due to a lack of testing, the actual number of infections is likely to be much higher.
Last week, the country recorded two consecutive days of high death tolls to 4,591 on Thursday and 3,856 on Friday. However, those numbers were believed to include probable coronavirus deaths that had not been previously included in the count.
Outside of those two days, Thursday’s toll of 3,176 marked the deadliest day yet in any country amid the global pandemic which has claimed nearly 190,000 lives. Despite the alarming figures, several US states such as Georgia and Texas were preparing to reopen some businesses as they started lifting lockdown measures.
Moreover, unemployment has rocketed as much of the nation shut down to stall the spread of the virus. The figures released earlier on Thursday showed that layoffs have continued at a high rate for a fifth week. Over the past seven weeks, millions of Americans across the country have lost their jobs.
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