<p>The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.</p>.<p>The world's largest economy also added 53,847 new cases of the virus, the Baltimore-based institution's tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Wednesday).</p>.<p>The US has now recorded 4,765,170 total cases with 156,668 deaths, making it by far the worst-hit country in the world.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>But President Donald Trump adopted a resolutely optimistic tone.</p>.<p>"We're seeing indications that our strong mitigation efforts are working very well, actually, especially to protect those who are most at risk," he said during a White House press conference addressing the pandemic.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump resumed his almost daily coronavirus briefings after case levels began to spike in parts of the southern and western United States at the end of June.</p>.<p>The billionaire Republican has attributed the rise in reported case numbers to an increase in testing, insisting that "the United States is testing more people in a single week than, in many cases, large segments or large well-known countries all put together."</p>
<p>The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.</p>.<p>The world's largest economy also added 53,847 new cases of the virus, the Baltimore-based institution's tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Wednesday).</p>.<p>The US has now recorded 4,765,170 total cases with 156,668 deaths, making it by far the worst-hit country in the world.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>But President Donald Trump adopted a resolutely optimistic tone.</p>.<p>"We're seeing indications that our strong mitigation efforts are working very well, actually, especially to protect those who are most at risk," he said during a White House press conference addressing the pandemic.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump resumed his almost daily coronavirus briefings after case levels began to spike in parts of the southern and western United States at the end of June.</p>.<p>The billionaire Republican has attributed the rise in reported case numbers to an increase in testing, insisting that "the United States is testing more people in a single week than, in many cases, large segments or large well-known countries all put together."</p>