US coronavirus deaths rise by 1,561 in 24 hours: tracker!

Margot Bloch stands beside a line of mock body bags while holding flowers during a funeral procession demonstration for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 20, 2020.

The country -- hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities -- has now confirmed a total of 1,550,959 cases, Johns Hopkins University reported.

The United States recorded 1,561 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 93,406, according to the latest real-time tally Wednesday reported by Johns Hopkins University.
The country -- hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities -- has now confirmed a total of 1,550,959 cases, the Baltimore-based school reported.