US records highest death toll in single day

The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday.

 

It brings the total number of deaths in the country to nearly 13,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

 

The US has more than 398,000 confirmed cases, the highest number in the world. Global cases have exceeded 1.4 million.

 

However during a press conference President Donald Trump said the US might be getting to the top of the "curve".

 

Meanwhile the city of Wuhan in China, where the infection first emerged, ended its 11-week lockdown.

 

The new figures announced on Tuesday are up on the previous record of 1,344 which was recorded on 4 April.

 

The family of American singer-songwriter John Prine has confirmed his death from complications related to coronavirus.

 

(Source: BBC News)