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US registers 1,509 coronavirus-related deaths over past 24 hours, number declining for 4th day

14 April 2020 11:03 (UTC +04:00)

The daily number of coronavirus-related deaths in the United States has decreased for a fourth straight day, with 1,509 people having died over the past 24 hours, according to John Hopkins University, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Last Friday, the daily death toll from the disease exceeded 2,100 and this number has been declining ever since.

The coronavirus outbreak has so far killed more than 23,600 people in the United States, the highest number of fatalities among all countries.

A total of 582,580 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the US, which is also the highest number of infections in the world, according to the university data.