US CDC reports 605,390 coronavirus cases, 24,582 deaths

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A person organizes food donated by City Harvest Mobile Market Food Distribution Center, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
A person organizes food donated by City Harvest Mobile Market Food Distribution Center, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 605,390 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,385 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 2,330 to 24,582.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as Covid-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 pm on April 14, compared with its count a day earlier. The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

A person organises food donated by City Harvest Mobile Market Food Distribution Center, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
A person organises food donated by City Harvest Mobile Market Food Distribution Center, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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