US becomes first country to record 2,000 daily coronavirus deaths, as number of cases tops half a million – Evening Standard, Standard.co.uk

The US has become the first country to record 2, coronavirus

– linked deaths in a single day.                                                                                                                                                 

There were 2, (deaths announced among Covid –

According to the tracker, the death tollin the US stands at , , just short of (Italy’s) (total of , 849, which is currently the highest in the world.

The US has also had more than , confirmed coronavirus cases, According to the data.

                                                                                                                                                                  New York’s Coronavirus outbreak – In pictures

The country accounts for nearly 42 per cent of all cases worldwide.

But, despite the grim total, American coronavirus response team member Dr Deborah Birx said there were “encouraging signs” for the US as the rate of new cases slows.

She told a White House media briefing: “You can see for the first time in the United States, we are starting to level on the logarithmic phase, like Italy did about a week ago.

“And so this gives us great heart that not only in specific places but that we are starting to see that change. A lot of that is driven by the improvement in New York City. ”

The rate of infections and coronavirus-linked deaths in New York , the center of the outbreak in the US, has also slowed recently.

Dr Birx warned that the US had not reached the peak of coronavirus infections, and social distancing measures would have to continue until then.

President Donald Trump Added that the US was looking for a time to lift the restrictions and said he expects to see fewer deaths than were first predicted.

He said: “We’re seeing clear signs that our aggressive strategy is saving countless lives.”