US COVID-19 deaths exceed 250,000

Published November 19, 2020 12:33am ET



The number of reported deaths due to the coronavirus in the United States hit 250,000 Wednesday, according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker.

The number of deaths exceeds National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci’s spring prediction that the U.S. would confirm 240,000 deaths due to the coronavirus disease.

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