US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people The U.S. has surpassed a jarring milestone in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deathsHARTFORD, Conn. -- The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths. Europe has recorded about 170,000 deaths, while the U.S. reached more than 100,000 in less than four months. Early on, President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of the coronavirus, likening it to the flu, and predicted the U.S. wouldn’t reach 100,000 deaths. But by mid-April, it was determined that two people with the coronavirus died in California as many as three weeks earlier. Comparing countries is tricky, given varying levels of testing and that some coronavirus deaths can be missed.

Source: ABC News May 27, 2020 12:25 UTC