Confirmed death toll from coronavirus tops 25,000 in US, records show

Confirmed deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 have surpassed 25,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The U.S. now has at least 25,239 confirmed deaths due to coronavirus, with almost 600,000 confirmed cases, according to the latest data on April 14. More than 120,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide.

The U.S. death toll on Monday was 1,509, which is 48 less than Sunday, according to USA Today. The death toll seemingly peaked Friday with more than 2,000 deaths reported, according to Johns Hopkins University.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that he believes “the worst is over” if people continue to follow social distancing rules, the New York Times reported.

Around 180 to 195 people could be dying per day from coronavirus in New York — the virus’ epicenter, Forbes reported. Officials warn that death tallies might be undercounted because there aren’t enough tests to diagnose the people who are dying at home.

Governors from both the East and West coasts have formed pacts to decide how and when to reopen their states from stay-at-home orders and lockdowns, according to CNN.

“What the art form is going to be here ... is doing that smartly and doing that productively, and doing that in a coordinated way, doing that in coordination with the other states that are in the area, and doing it as a cooperative effort, where we learn from each other,” Cuomo said, according to CNN.

President Donald Trump said he had “total authority” over coronavirus shutdowns, a statement some governors have pushed back on, Politico reported.

“When somebody’s president of the United States, the authority is total,” Trump said at a press briefing Monday. “And that’s the way it’s got to to be. It’s total. It’s total. And the governors know that.”

This story was originally published April 14, 2020 at 3:56 PM with the headline "Confirmed death toll from coronavirus tops 25,000 in US, records show."