US coronavirus deaths fall for second day, with 759 in 24 hours: tracker

A woman is taken to an ambulance, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Starrett City neighbourhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York, City, New York U.S., May 18, 2020.

Washington, United States - The figure is one of the lowest in recent weeks and follows 820 deaths the day before, data from Johns Hopkins University showed.

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By AFP

Published: Tue 19 May 2020, 5:40 AM

Last updated: Tue 19 May 2020, 7:44 AM

The United States on Monday recorded 759 new coronavirus deaths in the previous 24 hours, marking a second day of decline, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The figure, at 8:30pm (4.30am, UAE), is one of the lowest in recent weeks and follows 820 deaths the day before, data from the Baltimore-based university showed.
There have been 90,309 deaths linked to novel coronavirus in the United States and more than 1.5 million cases of infection, the tracker showed.
Those figures are the highest in the world.

AFP

Published: Tue 19 May 2020, 5:40 AM

Last updated: Tue 19 May 2020, 7:44 AM

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