The United States is quickly becoming a hotspot for coronavirus and on Monday recorded 884 coronavirus deaths, setting a record for the highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day.
As per John Hopkins University, US sets new one-day record with 884 coronavirus deaths.
The number of infections keeps on rising with every passing day in the US, giving rise to a scary scenario, which Americans have not witnessed in decades. Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force have predicted between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths, even with the mitigation measures including lockdown like situation across the country
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The US death toll has even surpassed that of China where the pandemic had started in December. According to reports from Baltimore-based John Hopkins University, there have been 3,415 deaths in the US from the virus. Although children and young people are generally considered to be the demographic least affected by the virus, there have been reports of fatalities of young children due to the virus. Last month the governor of the US state Illinois had announced the death of a nine-month-old due to COVID-19.