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- The US recorded its deadliest day during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, according to new data released by the World Health Organization.
- The data shows that on May 1, the country saw a total of 2,909 total coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours.
- The figure comes as about half of US states have started easing their lockdown restrictions and others have announced plans to do so.
- Protesters in dozens of states have continued to demand the reopening of the economy in the last few days.
- WHO data is different from the data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which does not report historical daily coronavirus deaths.
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The US suffered its biggest one-day death toll from the coronavirus to date on Friday, as several states are beginning to reopen parts of their economies and ease lockdown measures.
According to data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 1 at 4 a.m. ET, the country recorded 2,909 deaths in 24 hours — its worst number yet.
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