US COVID-19 Deaths Reach 250,000... 19% of Global Deaths (Update)
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the United States has surpassed 250,000.
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Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. reported on the 18th (local time) that the number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States reached 250,029. The number of deaths increased by about 1,600 compared to the previous day.
As of this day, the total number of deaths worldwide is 1,346,167. Approximately 19% of the global deaths occurred within the United States.
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The cumulative number of infections in the U.S. is also surging. On the 17th, the number of new cases reached 161,900, and the total number of infections exceeded 11.48 million.
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