The United States registered its 200,000th death from the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, the latest grim milestone for the country just weeks before voters decide if President Donald Trump will stay in office.
According to a rolling tally by Johns Hopkins University, 200,182 Americans have died and 6.86 million have been confirmed infected by the novel coronavirus.
Critics say the statistics expose the Trump administration's failure to meet its sternest test ahead of the 3 November election. "We will distribute a vaccine, we will defeat the virus, we will end the pandemic, and we will enter a new era of unprecedented prosperity, cooperation and peace," Mr Trump said in a recorded message to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.Mr Trump has previously stated that by April of next year, most Americans who want to be immunised will have a vaccine.
"The staggering death toll from the virus is a reflection of a failed national response, but it's not too late to turn it around," said Dr Frieden. But hotspots are still flaring up, currently in the Midwest and on college campuses that returned to in-person learning.
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