Coronavirus toll in US rises to 16,672

The death toll from coronavirus in the United States has risen by 1,904 to 16,672 within the past 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University said.

A day earlier, the United States registered 1,965 fatalities, which is the worst number since the start of the pandemic.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States now stands at 465,750, with about 26,000 people having recovered.

The World Health Orgzation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, more than 1.6 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 95,000 fatalities, according to the same university. (Sputnik/)

( With inputs from ANI )