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US surpasses 600,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The US death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic surpassed 600,000 on Tuesday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, with President Joe Biden mourning the latest “sad milestone” and urging Americans to press on with vaccinations.
The United States has racked up by far the largest death toll of the pandemic, ahead of Brazil and India.
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