US records 919 virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington. (Reuters Photo)

The United States recorded 919 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 107,099, according to the latest real-time tally Wednesday reported by Johns Hopkins University.

The country -- hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities -- has now confirmed nearly 1.85 million cases, the Baltimore-based school reported at 8:30 pm Wednesday (0030 GMT Thursday).

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Even if the pandemic seems to be abating to some extent in the country, health experts are still worried and say that widespread anti-racism protests over the past week could lead to a new surge in cases.