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Nearly 2,000 US coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally

Updated: 2020-04-08 09:42

A person is removed from an ambulance at NYU Langone Hospital on April 7, 2020 in New York City, New York. [Photo/Agencies]

WASHINGTON - Nearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday).

The record daily figure of 1,939 brings the total number of deaths in the US to 12,722, which is approaching tolls in the worst-hit countries so far -- Italy with 17,127 dead and Spain with 13,798.

President Donald Trump has defended his response to the crisis, and on Tuesday he blamed the World Health Organization for reacting slowly.

Trump has been widely criticized for initially downplaying the virus, which he likened to an ordinary flu and said was under control in the United States, before later accepting that it was a national emergency.

AFP

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