Coronavirus: US records 1,514 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Outbreak has claimed lives of at least 22,020 people in the US, most of any country

Last updated: April 13, 2020 | 05:34

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A woman holds a flag to thank medical workers outside NYU Langone Hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

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Washington: The United States recorded 1,514 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8.30pm Sunday (4.30am UAE Monday).

The number of fatalities was lower than the previous day’s toll of 1,920.

The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 22,020 people in the US, the most of any country.

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The US also leads the world by far in the number of confirmed infections, with 555,313 by the Baltimore-based university’s count.