US death toll from coronavirus approaches 60,000
1,035,765 people have until now tested positive for coronavirus in the United States.
The U.S. has the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world, followed by Italy and Spain.
Until now, 142,238 patients suffering from the pandemic have recovered and been discharged from hospital in the country.
New York, which is being hit the hardest by the novel coronavirus in the U.S, has so far reported more than 301,450 confirmed cases, with at least 23,144 deaths.
According to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics, coronavirus pandemic has so far claimed the lives of at least 218,028 people across the world. (ILKHA)