The US has recorded the deadliest day from the coronavirus pandemic any country has so far seen, as it becomes the first country to mark more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours and its number of infections topped half a million. The death toll increased to 18,798 Friday and infections reached 505,478, as another 35,579 Americans tested positive. In a matter of days, it has surpassed Spain's death toll (16,081) which was previously hardest-hit after Italy. Deaths in New York increased by 777, bringing the total death toll to 7,844. The total death toll from the pandemic is now expected to be 61,000 by August, according to the projections.

Source: Daily Mail April 11, 2020 02:46 UTC