The US Coronavirus Death Toll Spikes to 88,500 With 1.5 Million Infections

Published May 17th, 2020 - 07:32 GMT
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2020 Amazon workers at Amazon's Staten Island warehouse strike in demand that the facility be shut down and cleaned after one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus in New York. (AFP)
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2020 Amazon workers at Amazon's Staten Island warehouse strike in demand that the facility be shut down and cleaned after one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus in New York. (AFP)
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Country registers 1,580 additional deaths on Saturday

The US death toll from coronavirus surpassed 88,500 after 1,580 more fatalities were reported on Saturday.

The country's total cases neared 1.49 million and it continued to lead the world in cases and deaths related to the virus, according to data provided by Worldometer, an online source for international statistics.


More than 328,000 people have recovered in the country, the Worldometer reported.

Since the virus emerged last December in the Chinese city of Wuhan, it has spread to at least 188 countries and regions.

There are more than 4.57 million confirmed global infections with an excess of 308,300 deaths, while 1.65 million have recovered.

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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