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US Coronavirus Deaths Exceed 200,000, University Reports
The COVID Memorial Project installation of 20,000 US flags is seen on the National Mall in Washington on Tuesday to mark the loss of 200,000 lives so far due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flags are displayed on the grounds of the Washington Monument facing the White House. / Getty / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 23 September 2020
WASHINGTON—The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic passed 200,000 on Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
The grim milestone was reached as President Donald Trump, whose handling of the pandemic has become one of the key issues in the Nov. 3 election, faces renewed criticism over revelations that he knew in early February how deadly and contagious the novel coronavirus was, but played down the threat in public.
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