Published 07:35 IST, September 23rd 2020

Coronavirus death toll in US surpasses 200,000, highest in the world

The confirmed death toll due to COVID-19 in the United States has surpassed 200,000 on September 22, the highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins tally.

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confirmed death toll due to COVID-19 in United States has surpassed 200,000 on September 22, highest in world. According to Johns Hopkins University tally, current number of people who have lost ir lives to disease caused by vel coronavirus is 200,641 with total cases soaring more than 6.8 million. While US continues to record highest tally of COVID-19 cases in world, US President Donald Trump urged world leers to “hold China accountable” for handling of coronavirus outbreak during his dress at 75th-anniversary garing at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

“ United Nations must hold China accountable for ir actions,” Trump said on Tuesday.

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Joe Biden on ‘grim milestone’

Trump’s rival in US Elections 2020, that is just around corner, Democratic Presidential minee Joe Biden h said earlier in day said that country will hit “ar grim milestone” on September 22. t only did he pray on behalf of his family for everyone who suffered during global health crisis but also attacked Republican US President who was "only thinking about himself", according to former US Vice President. Biden said that “when virus came” earlier this year, Donald Trump was engrossed in thinking about his re-election but t about lives of Americans. 

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former US VP even compared graph of COVID-19 spre in US with or nations, ting that while or leers worked round clock to combat disease outbreak, Trump indulged himself in Twitter wars and even went golfing. Pushing for his election in vember, Biden said that COVID-19 pandemic ‘didn’t have to’ impact nation in such a sdening manner. Calling it a “staggering number”, he even said that y shall never forget that. 

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07:35 IST, September 23rd 2020