US coronavirus death toll tops 30,000 as cases surge to over 639,000
Medical workers work a night shift outside of a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center on April 15, 2020 in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hospitals in New York City (Getty / AFP Photo)
by French Press Agency - AFP
Apr 16, 2020 5:44 pm


The confirmed coronavirus death toll in the U.S. surpassed 30,000 on Thursday while cases surged to 639,733, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

The tracker says 30,990 people have now died in the country from COVID-19 since the start of the global health crisis.

The U.S. has the highest death toll in the world, followed by Italy with 21,645 dead although its population is just a fifth of that of the U.S.

Spain has recorded 19,130 deaths, followed by France with 17,167.