A row of corpses in cardboard coffins – including one labeled ‘Covid+’ awaits cremation in Maryland, as the US coronavirus death toll passes 50,000 has now killed more than 50,000 people in the United States, with over 900,000 people infected with Covid-19. Figures updated Friday afternoon show that the total number of people dying with Covid-19 in the US hitting 50,988, with that number set to increase further as states report their death tolls throughout the day.
Models shared by the White House predicted a potential death toll of between 60,000 and 200,00 Americans, with most experts agreeing that the worst-hit US states have passed the peak of their infection. Many coronavirus victims in New York City – the world’s worst-confirmed Covid-19 hotspot – have been temporarily buried on Hart Island, pictured, as the city struggles to cope with the number of deceased
New York has seen the number of people diagnosed each day hover around the 1,300 mark, with the daily number of deaths slowly dropping to the low 400s as the week ended. China – where coronavirus originated – has face widespread accusations of lying about its claim to have seen just 88,000 diagnoses and 4,600 deaths. The country, which has a population of 1.4 billion, has been accused of concealing tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths.