FILE IMAGE: Health care employees wheel the bodies of departed individuals from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn district of New york city City, New York City, U.S., April 4,2020 REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
( Reuters) – Overall U.S. coronavirus deaths were approaching 30,000 on Wednesday, after a record single-day increase in COVID-19- related fatalities the prior day, according to a Reuters tally.
The United States reported 2,364 deaths on Tuesday, far above the previous day-to-day high of 2,069 recorded on April 10, according to a Reuters tally. U.S. deaths on Wednesday stood at 29,751, up 1,305, with numerous states yet to report. Cases topped 615