US is the hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities (File)
The United States recorded 1,568 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 78,746, according to the latest real-time tally reported by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday).
The country -- hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities -- has now confirmed a total of 1,309,164 cases, the Baltimore-based school reported.
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