The US surpassed Italy and came in first place in the number of victims of the pandemic

WASHINGTON, April 11. /TASS/. the United States surpassed Italy and came in first place in the world in number of deaths from disease caused by a novel coronavirus. This information was brought to Saturday, the Johns Hopkins University, which makes the calculations based on data from Federal and local authorities.

According to the University, to the present time in the US were 18 860 deaths in Italy — 18 849. USA ranks first in the world in the number infected — 500 594 person, recovered 29 223. In Italy, the coronavirus was diagnosed in 147 577 people, recovered 30 455.

on Friday in the United States registered a record of deaths per day from diseases caused by coronavirus, — died 2 108 people.

According to the latest data, in the course of the pandemic coronavirus infection in the world has infected nearly 1.7 million people, over 100 thousand died.