US deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by more than 1,200 on Tuesday, the biggest one-day increase since May, according to a Reuters tally.
US deaths from the new coronavirus rose by more than 1,200 on Tuesday, the largest one-day increase since May, according to a Reuters count.
California and Florida, two of the most populous states, reported a record one-day increase in deaths on Tuesday, accounting for 362 of the 1,227 new deaths. Arkansas, Montana and Oregon also had record one-day increases in COVID-19 deaths.
The increase in deaths on Tuesday is in addition to deaths in the United States that increase weekly for three weeks in a row.
Last week, deaths increased by more than 1,000 over four days in a row.
An increase in infections in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas this month has overwhelmed hospitals. The increase has forced states to make a U-turn in reopening economies that were restricted by blockades in March and April to curb the spread of the virus.
The United States has lost nearly 150,000 people in total since the virus was first detected in the country in January, the highest number in the world. Cases increased by more than 64,000 on Tuesday to a total of 4.38 million.
Of the 20 countries with the largest outbreak, the United States ranks sixth for deaths per capita, with 4.5 deaths per 10,000 people. It is surpassed by the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Peru and Chile.
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