The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States topped 500,000 on Friday as health officials reported the highest number of deaths in a single day
As of Friday evening, 18,637 people in the United States have died of coronavirus, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, an increase of 1,953 deaths from Thursday. Worldwide, there are 1.69 million confirmed cases and more than 102,000 reported deaths.The grim milestone comes as researchers warned that lifting social distancing measures too soon could lead to a setback in the pandemic mitigation.
CDC director: US coming to the coronavirus peak 02:07"We're very comfortable in responding when we have data that is compelling," Redfield said Thursday on CNN's Global Town Hall."CDC, as an organization ... we're not an opinion organization. We're a science-based, data-driven organization. So, I do think this is going to be an independent decision of these health care providers and patients.
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