COVID-19: Death toll in United States crosses 50,000-mark; New York remains worst-hit

The death toll due to coronavirus has crossed 50,000-mark in the United States, while debates are heightening over reopening the country's economy severely battered by the virus. As on Friday 11 am, (1500 GMT), the Donald Trump-led country saw a total of 870,468 cases, the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University stated. According to the data, the  New York state has suffered the most, with 263,460 cases and 20,982 deaths. In other hardest-hit states, New Jersey reported 5,426 fatalities, Michigan reported 2,977 deaths and Massachusetts recorded 2,360 deaths, the data showed.

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