Over 4,500 Americans dead in last 24 hours

As many as 4,591 Americans have died in the last 24 hours due to the novel coronavirus in the US, which has the highest number of COVID-19 casualties in the world. According to the Johns Hopkins University, by 8 pm on Thursday, as many as 4,591 Americans had died in 24 hours, The Wall Street Journal said. The previous highest was 2,569 on Wednesday.