U.S. sets new single-day record with 884 COVID-19 deaths

The U.S. had 884 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest since the outbreak began, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death toll in the country surpassed 4,700. 

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he won't issue a national stay-at-home order because different states have different levels of coronavirus cases, despite over 213,000 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the country. 

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti urged citizens to wear face masks when going outside to combat the spread of the coronavirus. As of Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles had a total of 3,518 total COVID-19 cases with 513 new cases.