US COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 150,000 (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] According to Johns Hopkins University on the 29th (local time), the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States has surpassed 150,000.

According to the university, as of this day, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. is 150,034. The first COVID-19 death in the U.S. occurred on February 29, meaning that approximately 150,000 people have died in about five months.

According to CNN, it took 54 days from the first COVID-19 death in the U.S. to reach 50,000 deaths. It then took another 34 days to reach 100,000 deaths. It took 63 days to increase from 100,000 to 150,000 deaths.

According to the university's data, the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. has reached 4.39 million. This is about 2 million more than Brazil, the country with the second highest number of infections.

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