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US hits new record for highest number of coronavirus deaths in a DAY: 1,890 fatalities are reported in 24 hours to bring death toll to 12,876 while infections surpass 398,000

  • The US has hit a new record for the highest number of coronavirus deaths reported in a single day after 1,890 new fatalities were reported
  • The national death toll hit 12,908 deaths Tuesday evening
  • There are over 398,813 cases of the virus reported across the United States
  • Fatalities have increased drastically by more than 8,000 in the first week of April alone compared to entire month of March when 4,000 deaths were recorded
  • The harrowing figures come as health officials warned this week would be one of the hardest for Americans as the death toll is expected to continue to rise
  • Data has predicted the peak of the pandemic won't hit until April 16 when 3,000 deaths are expected to occur in 24 hours
  • New York remains the epicenter with 731 new fatalities reported on Tuesday - its biggest one-day jump yet - bringing state death toll to 5,489


The US has hit a new record for the highest number of coronavirus deaths reported in a single day, hitting 12,908 deaths by Tuesday evening following a spike of 1,890 fatalities in 24 hours.

The previous record for most new US COVID-19 deaths in a single day was on April 4 with a spike of 1,344 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Across the country there are over 398,813 cases of the virus reported as of Tuesday evening.

In the US there's a reported fatality rate of 3.2 percent from the virus. More than 22,000 people have recovered from the respiratory illness.

Figures show the number of fatalities has increased drastically by more than 8,000 in the first week of April compared to the entire month of March when 4,000 deaths were recorded.

The harrowing figures come as health officials warned this week would be one of the hardest for Americans given the death toll is expected to continue to rise in stark numbers.

Data has predicted the peak of the pandemic is still set to hit on April 16 when 3,000 deaths are expected to occur in 24 hours, according to forecasters at the University of Washington's School of Medicine.

Health officials have warned that the death toll from coronavirus is likely much higher than is being reported because there is no national, streamlined way of reporting fatalities amid the pandemic.



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