Coronavirus update- US records 1,433 Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

New York is the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak in US, though it seems the state may have endured the worst of the crisis.

The coronavirus death toll in the United States -- the country with the most fatalities in the pandemic -- has climbed by 1,433 in the past 24 hours to reach 42,094, the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University showed Monday.

A medical professional conducts tests for the coronavirus disease in Bolinas, a coastal enclave in Northern California where all residents are being tested for the novel coronavirus and its antibodies, one of the first such efforts since the pandemic hit the United States three months ago, in Bolinas, California. (Reuters Photo)

The US has recorded more than 784,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the global health crisis, according to the Baltimore-based university.

New York is the epicenter of the US outbreak, though it seems the state may have endured the worst of the crisis.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that 478 deaths had been recorded in the previous 24 hours, the lowest total in more than two weeks.

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