The United States has now recorded a total of 153,268 deaths from COVID-19. (File)
Washington:
The United States counted 1,442 new deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 p.m. Friday (00:30 GMT Saturday), according to a count from Johns Hopkins University.
It was the fourth day in a row with more than 1,200 deaths, according to the Baltimore-based college.
The United States has now recorded a total of 153,268 deaths from COVID-19, making it the hardest-hit country in the world.
With 69,000 more cases recorded on Friday, the United States has recorded a total of more than 4.5 million infections since the start of the pandemic, of which at least 1.4 million have recovered.
Health officials said on Friday that hundreds of children contracted the coronavirus at a summer camp in the state of Georgia last month, adding to a growing body of evidence that minors are both susceptible to the disease. infection and vectors of transmission.
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