March 23, 2020

New U.S. fatalities exceed 100 for first time in a single day, pushing death toll past 500

New U.S. fatalities exceed 100 for first time in a single day, pushing death toll past 500

U.S. states on Monday reported more than 100 deaths from the novel coronavirus, pushing the country’s total death toll past 500 and marking the first time single-day fatalities have risen into the triple-digits since the pandemic reached U.S. soil.

The virus has claimed lives in at least 34 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and has infected more than 41,000 people nationwide, according to tracking by The Washington Post.

source: Washington Post