Global coronavirus death toll crosses 150,000

The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus crossed 150,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

The global death toll crossed that threshold the same day that Wuhan — the Chinese city where the virus first appeared late last year — announced its death toll is actually 50% higher than initially reported.

The world has more than 2.2 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.

The United States has more than 684,000 confimed cases, the highest of any country. Over 34,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. alone.

As jarring as the death toll continues to be, there has been reason for cautious optimism.

On April 16, President Donald Trump unveiled new guidelines for governors to reopen areas if there is a confirmed downward trend in coronavirus cases.


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