By AFP More by this AuthorWashingtonWith 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The new figure, counted at 8.30pm (0030 GMT) Tuesday, brought the country's total Covid-19 deaths up to 116,854, the tracker from the Baltimore-based university showed. VIETNAM WARAdvertisementThe country's pandemic death toll had already passed that of its soldiers in the Vietnam War in late April. The United States, where many businesses are reopening, continues to register around 20,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus each day. The United States also agreed to keep its borders with Mexico and Canada closed until July 21, officials said Tuesday, extending travel restrictions for a third time due to the pandemic.

Source: Daily Nation June 17, 2020 03:22 UTC