Coronavirus deaths exceed 1,000 for third straight day

The number of new coronavirus deaths reported Thursday reached 1,039, marking the third consecutive day that new daily deaths due to COVID-19 surpassed 1,000.

New COVID-19 deaths were reported in all 50 states, and some reported their all-time high daily increases in fatalities. Oregon’s state health department recorded nine new coronavirus deaths Friday, the state’s highest number since the outbreak began. Texas reported its second-highest number of new COVID-19 deaths, 196, on Friday. The statewide total has reached 4,717.