Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 81,000 as Some Lockdowns Tighten

The U.S. loss of life toll from the new coronavirus rose sharply, with practically fifty{bcdc0d62f3e776dc94790ed5d1b431758068d4852e7f370e2bcf45b6c3b9404d} extra persons killed Tuesday than any earlier working day in the epidemic, in accordance to a Wall Street Journal evaluation of details from Johns Hopkins College.

Amongst 8 p.m. Monday and the very same time Tuesday, one,939 persons in the U.S. died from Covid-19, the respiratory condition induced by the virus. The earlier record was established Saturday, when one,320 died.

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