US records more than 10,000 coronavirus deaths as infections mount

The United States passed a grim milestone Monday, as the death toll from coronavirus surpassed more than 10,300 and confirmed infections from COVID-19 exceeded 347,000.

On Sunday, Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned this week would be "the hardest and saddest" time of most Americans' lives.

According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, as of Monday afternoon, there had been 3,048 deaths in New York City, followed by 293 deaths in Wayne, Michigan and 208 deaths in King, Washington.

The number of lives lost in New York state climbed past 4,700, and the death toll in New York City closed in on the 2,753 lives lost at the World Trade Center on 9/11.

The state has been averaging just under 600 deaths per day for the past four days. As horrific as that number is, the roughly steady daily totals are being seen as a positive sign that social dis... (Read more)

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