WASHINGTON: The United States COVID-19 death toll rose to more than 40,000 on Sunday (Apr 19), the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest country Italy, according to a Reuters tally.
It took the US 38 days after recording its first fatality on Feb 29 to reach 10,000 deaths on Apr 6, but only five more days to reach 20,000 dead, according to a Reuters tally.