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U.S. CDC reports 190,262 deaths from coronavirus – Metro US

U.S. CDC reports 190,262 deaths from coronavirus

FILE PHOTO:  An Orion EMS ambulance transports patients amidst
FILE PHOTO: An Orion EMS ambulance transports patients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1,115 to 190,262 and reported 6,343,562 cases, an increase of 32,899 cases from its previous count.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 pm ET on Sept. 9 versus its previous report a day earlier. (https://bit.ly/2GDSzxr)

The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

(Reporting by Trisha Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)