The US passed a grim milestone with a single-day death toll of more than 500, bringing the total number of deaths to more than 3,000

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• More than 3,000 people have died of the coronavirus in the US as of the night of Monday, March 30, with a single-day death toll of more than 500 deaths in the country.
• Previously, the highest death toll in 24 hours was 446 deaths, according to The Washington Post.
• As of March 30, there are more than 164,000 confirmed coronavirus cases across all 50 states, and at least 3,050 people died from the virus, which causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19.
• Top US health official Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN the US could see "millions of cases" as the outbreak pans out, and anywhere between "100 and 200,000" deaths.
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The United States passed a grim milestone on Monday with the largest single-day death toll in the country. More than 500 people died as of the night of Monday, March 30, and the country's total deaths surpassed 3,000.

The previous highest death toll in 24 hours was 446 deaths, The Washington Post reported.

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