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U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses Italy

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By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times - Saturday, April 11, 2020

The U.S. death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed Italy’s catastrophic numbers on Saturday.

The U.S. has seen 18,860 deaths, while Italy reported 18,849 thus far.

There have been 501,701 COVID-19 cases reported in the U.S., according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.

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