WASHINGTON: The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus has surpassed those reported by China, where the pandemic began in December, according to a toll published on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University.
There have been 3,415 deaths in the US from the virus, the Baltimore-based university said, more than the 3,309 reported by China.
There are 175,067 confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, the university said, the most of any country in the world.