US coronavirus deaths surge past 2,000: Johns Hopkins

Deaths from new coronavirus in the United States surged past 2,000 Saturday, doubling in just three days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University

The number of deaths late Saturday was 2,010, about a quarter of them in New York City, the country's hardest hit region, Johns Hopkins reported

Confirmed cases in the United States topped 121,000, according to the tally.

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