US COVID-19 deaths surpass 80,000

New York, May 12 (IANS) The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US topped 80,000 on Monday, reaching 80,087, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 1,344,512 cases have been reported in the country, according to the CSSE, Xinhua news agency reported.

Hardest-hit New York state reported 26,682 fatalities among 337,055 cases.

New Jersey reported 9,340 deaths, Massachusetts reported 4,979 deaths and Michigan reported 4,584 deaths, the CSSE data showed.

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