REUTERS: Total US coronavirus deaths were approaching 30,000 on Wednesday (Apr 15), after a record single-day increase in COVID-19-related fatalities the prior day, according to a Reuters tally.
The United States reported 2,364 deaths on Tuesday, far above the previous daily high of 2,069 recorded on Apr 10, according to a Reuters tally.
US deaths on Wednesday stood at 29,751, up 1,305, with many states yet to report. Cases topped 615,000 in the United States and two million globally.