US records 1,225 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins | Inquirer News

US records 1,225 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

/ 10:35 AM May 30, 2020

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 29: A man looks at the contents of a face mask vending machine during the coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2020 in New York City. Government guidelines encourage wearing a mask in public with strong social distancing in effect as all 50 states in the USA have begun a gradual process to slowly reopen after weeks of stay-at-home measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Cindy Ord/Getty Images/AFP

WASHINGTON — The United States recorded 1,225 coronavirus deaths on Friday, bringing its total to 102,798 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

The country has officially logged 1,745,606 overall cases of the virus, far more than any other nation, the Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Saturday).

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The latest numbers came as President Donald Trump said he was severing US ties with the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing it of not doing enough to curb the initial spread of the novel coronavirus and being too lenient with China, where the outbreak began last year.

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Trump suspended funding to the WHO last month. Until now, the United States was by far the biggest contributor to the UN agency, having given $400 million in 2019.

Meanwhile, states and communities across the US continued phased reopenings.

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New York, the US city worst-hit by the coronavirus, is “on track” to start reopening the week of June 8, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday.

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