In the USA, there have been 1,680,301 confirmed cases and 98,875 deaths with 384,902 people recovering from the virus.
The number of U.S. coronavirus deaths approached 100,000, with just under 99,000 recorded early Tuesday, according to NBC News’ count. The U.S. leads the world in both deaths and confirmed cases, with 1.67 million infections recorded.
As the U.S. and other countries take steps to lift lockdowns and other restrictions, the World Health Organization warned that places where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided more detail on the possibility of coronavirus being spread by contact, while the NHL unveiled its plan to restart the season and New York had some optimistic news about how the state is dealing with the pandemic.
U.S. stocks roared higher Tuesday amid optimism that national and global economies were slowly awakening from their slumber despite a WHO warning that the world remains in the “first wave” of the pandemic. Still, states were beginning to open back up – although some large gatherings, such as a pool party at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, drew ire from health officials.
The United States is inching closer to a devastating milestone as the virus will soon be blamed for the deaths of 100,000 Americans. There are more than 5.5 million confirmed cases around the globe, with nearly 1.7 million in the United States alone, according to the Johns Hopkins University data dashboard. More than 350,000 people have died worldwide.