2,494 people die of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the US

The country has so far reported 960,896 confirmed coronavirus cases, an increase of 36,192 cases in the last 24 hours.

The U.S. has the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world, followed by Italy and Spain.

Until now, 118,162 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 288,313 confirmed cases, with at least 21,908 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 203,814 people across the world. (ILKHA)