US coronavirus death toll rises above 160,000 people
MOSCOW, Aug 7 -- The number of people who have died of COVID-19 in the United States has surpassed 160,000.
Sputnik news agency, quoting data from Johns Hopkins University, reported that the exact death toll stood at 160,090 as of 02:00 GMT on Friday.
The United States has confirmed 4,881,974 coronavirus cases, with 1,598,624 people having recovered.
The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. The US remains the worst-hit nation, both in terms of the number of cases and the death toll.
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