Johns Hopkins Says US Covid-19 Daily Death Toll Down Sharply to 1,258, Lowest in Three Weeks

The United States recorded 1,258 coronavirus deaths on Friday, the lowest daily toll in the country in nearly three weeks, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University.

The fatalities, recorded in the 24 hours up to 8:30 pm, bring the general US loss of life to 51,017, as indicated by the Baltimore-based



college. 

The United States is by a long shot the hardest-hit nation in the worldwide pandemic, regarding both affirmed contaminations and passings.

Despite the sharp drop in the death toll, down from 3,176 on Thursday, health experts have said confirmation of a downward trend in the country's outbreak would require a sustained decline in cases and deaths.