US records its biggest one-day rise in coronavirus deaths with 865 fatalities

Washington: A total of 865 people were killed in the United States within 24 hours, owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, said a report by news agency AFP. Also Read - US Stocks End Lower Amid Fast Spread of Coronavirus

The death toll was 3,008 at 8:30 pm EST on Monday. However, it rose to 3,873 as recorded at 8.30 pm EST on Tuesday. Also Read - This is Not Flu, This is Plague, Says Donald Trump Ahead of Two 'Very Painful' Weeks

The total COVID-19+ cases in the US have now risen to 1,88,172, the highest in any country, ahead of Italy, Spain and China. Also Read - Is There a Cure to Coronavirus? Donald Trump's Tweet Triggers Debate

Meanwhile, emphasising that the United States is doing more than any other country to combat COVID-19, US President Donald Trump has warned of a “very painful” two weeks. “This is going to be a very painful, a very, very painful two weeks,” Trump told a press conference at the White House.

Trump also extended the administration’s social-distancing guidelines for another 30 days until the end of April. The task force has projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths from the virus. The death toll in the US grew by more than 800 on Tuesday, surpassing 3,700. Confirmed cases worldwide are more than 800,000.