US sees 568 more Covid-19 deaths just as infections rise
AMERICA lost another 568 persons to the Covid-19 coronavirus in the 24 hours before 8.30pm on Saturday (0030 GMT on Sunday), according a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
It marked the 10th day where the daily toll from the virus has been less than 1,000, even while the US remains to be the country hardest-hit by the pandemic with 119,654 deaths out of 2,251,205 official cases.
Some 20 states have observed a rebound in infections as the epicentre of the country's outbreak has moved from New York and the country's Northeast to the South and West.
After dipping below 20,000 new daily confirmed cases just lately, the figure has crept back up towards 30,000 and beyond in recent days.
There are fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections following state reopenings and massive anti-racism protests about the united states in recent weeks.
President Donald Trump's primary campaign rally since the coronavirus crisis, getting held Saturday night in Oklahoma, can be being criticized as a good potential Covid-19 "superspreader" function. - AFP
