20% of Global Deaths
610,000 Deaths Predicted by June 1
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States has surpassed 500,000.
According to the international statistics site Worldometer on the 21st (local time), the cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. currently stands at 510,930.
NBC also reported that the number of COVID-19 deaths was counted at 500,011.
Johns Hopkins University counted the cumulative death toll at 498,700, but the milestone of 500,000 deaths is also imminent.
The cumulative death toll in the U.S. accounts for about 20% of the global death toll of 2.46 million.
Although the infection rate in the U.S. has significantly decreased recently, the number of deaths continues to rise. The University of Washington projected that the death toll in the U.S. will reach 614,000 by June 1.
The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is 28.12 million, and surpassing 30 million is not far off.
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