U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpass 95,000, over 1.5 mln infections

The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States has topped 95,000 on Friday, reaching 95,276 as of 12:32 p.m. (1632 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 1,588,322 cases have been reported in the country, according to the CSSE.

Hardest-hit New York state reported 28,743 fatalities among 358,154 cases.

Trump said on Thursday that the United States would not close if a second wave of COVID-19 comes.