15,000 Deaths in US, as 2 Thousand Reported for 2nd Consecutive Day

Hours ago, US reported almost 2,000 deaths on Wednesday, about the same number as the day prior. The US accounts for about a third of all cases world wide.

The latest figure was released by a John Hopkins University tally and came after the country smashed its previous single-day death record on Tuesday, nearly crossing the 2,000-fatality milestone.

As the US reported about the same number of lethal cases from the virus gripping the country, it is speculated that the US is nearly at the peak of its Covid-19 death rate which could come as early as this week, according to recently updated projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

At least 1,973 people in the US succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, topping Tuesday's count by 34 more deaths.

The latest figure that the US is projected to overtake Italy, the hardest-hit European country in terms of deaths (17,000+) in the coming days, or even hours.

While the coronavirus has spread to every American state and territory, New York remains the hardest-hit state, with the number of coronavirus cases there nearing a staggering 150,000.

Its hospitals overwhelmed with a crush of patients in need of critical care, the state's Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered flags to fly at half mast on Wednesday to pay last respects to “those we have lost to the virus.”

On his part, President Trump has insisted that the growing share of US cases in the worldwide tally is due to rigorous testing rather than to a failure to contain the outbreak, repeatedly boasting that the US has tested more Covid-19 suspects than any other nation.

Trump has earlier warned that America’s “toughest week” of the coronavirus crisis is coming up, predicting “there will be death” as the number of Covid-19 cases surges in the days ahead.