US COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 150,000 As Virus Cases Continue To Grow

The U.S. has now reported 150,000 COVID-19 deaths – a number that is continuing to rise as states across the country report record numbers of deaths from the virus, according to data from The New York Times.

The database from the news outlet also indicated that the average daily COVID-19 death count was at 1,000 for the last week – a rate that has risen from the previous highs seen in early June.

As many as 24 states and Puerto Rico are reporting increased COVID-19 daily death counts with Florida, California, and Texas all confirming record numbers for Tuesday. Other states with increasing daily COVID-19 death counts include Arizona and South Carolina.

A surge of COVID-19 deaths has also been reported in the South, including the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia, the Times database indicated.

The U.S. has more coronavirus deaths than any other country in the world, with over 4.35 million positive cases of the virus confirmed, Johns Hopkins University reported. The number of cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. is followed by Brazil, which stands at over 2.4 million and India, which reported 1.5 million positive cases of the virus, the university said.

Total deaths in the two countries have reached over 88,500 and 34,100, respectively. The countries of the U.K., Mexico, and Italy also follow the U.S. in the total number of COVID-19 deaths.

The U.S. marked its first COVID-19 death in February, passing the 50,000 death count on April 27 and 100,000 COVID-19 deaths on May 27, the Times reported.