The United States recorded for the second day in a row nearly 2,000 deaths linked to the new coronavirus, according to the count Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. local from Johns Hopkins University. It is once again the worst daily report in the world since the start of the pandemic.
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This new record leap (+1,973 dead), slightly higher than the previous day (+1,939), brings to 14,695 the total number of deaths recorded. The world's leading power now exceeds Spain (14,555 dead), but remains less bereaved so far than Italy (17,669).