US records 1,997 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
Ana Diaz, a nurse at Northwell Syosset Hospital, plays tennis with her husband Melanio on a makeshift court they created on the driveway of their home on April 19, 2020 in Merrick, New York. Ana is an avid tennis player and since all tennis facilities have been closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic she has tried to stay fit by playing any way she can.
The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States rose by almost 2,000 in the past 24 hours to reach 40,661 on Sunday, a tally from Johns Hopkins University showed.
The rise in deaths, by 1,997, is marginally above the 1,891 which Johns Hopkins data showed a day earlier for the previous 24-hour period to Saturday.
Sunday's figure came on the same day that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the epidemic in his hardest-hit state is "past the high point."
The 24-hour tally in the United States had exceeded 2,500 on Wednesday, Johns Hopkins data showed.
Deaths from COVID-19 in the United States are by far the highest of any country, as is the total number of cases which on Sunday reached 759,086, according to Johns Hopkins.
