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2021.01.08 13:07 GMT+8

U.S. sets new record with nearly 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in one day

Updated 2021.01.08 13:07 GMT+8
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The United States counted a record number of daily coronavirus deaths Thursday at nearly 4,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. 

The 3,998 deaths were recorded over the 24 hour period ending at 8:30 p.m. local time (0130 GMT Friday), during which the U.S. notched 265,246 new infections, according to the university's data.  

Source(s): AFP
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