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Coronavirus Pandemic: Covid-19 Deaths Top 40,000 In US; New York Worst Affected
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The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US topped 40,000 by Sunday (19 April) noon, reaching 40,585, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
A total of 742,442 cases have been reported in the country, according to the CSSE, Xinhua news agency reported.
The state of New York suffered the most deaths at 18,921 among 242,570 cases, with 14,451 deaths from New York City.
In other hardest-hit states, New Jersey reported 4,364 fatalities, Michigan reported 2,308 deaths and Massachusetts recorded 1,560 deaths, the data showed.
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