The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the United States surpassed 150,000 Wednesday, and several states broke single-day records for new deaths.

At least 150,034 people in the U.S. have died due to COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The U.S. reports nearly 1,000 deaths on average each day, but in the past 24 hours alone, the number of new deaths increased by nearly 2,000.

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