‘Chaos and confusion’ – Trump under fire as US records most coronavirus deaths in a day

President turns fire on World Health Organisation during ‘wild’ daily press briefing

Donald Trump
Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House
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The US has recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with 1,736 fatalities reported yesterday.

That brings the total number of deaths in the country to 12,722. The US has more than 398,000 confirmed cases, the highest number in the world. According to the BBC, yesterday’s total could rise further with some states yet to share their data.

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