US sees 1,738 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

A couple walks along the Hudson River with a view of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center on April 22, 2020, in Hoboken, New Jersey. – The World Health Organization on April 22, warned that the coronavirus crisis would not end any time soon, with many countries only in the early stages of the fight, as the global death toll surpassed 180,000. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Wednesday recorded 1,738 deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a lower toll than the day before, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University.

The new deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the US to 46,583 since the outbreak began there, by far the highest figures recorded by any country caught in the global pandemic.

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