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The Covid-19 coronavirus death toll in the United States has risen to more than 2,100, doubling in just 2-days. The country has recorded 2,480 deaths from the virus and 135,012 infected with the novel coronavirus. American officials have announced the new figures on Sunday, which marked a massive increase in the number of deaths caused by Covid-19. It is noteworthy that the death count had stood at just over 1,000 on Thursday. The health care professionals and experts in the US and in other countries have warned that there are significant amount of shortage in essential medical equipment such as ventilators. Trump appeared to do a U-turn on Saturday after announcing on Twitter that a travel advisory would be issued for the worst-affected areas in the country.

Trump wrote on Saturday and said that quarantine will not be necessary. He had originally considered implementing the measure for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, as considered all hotspots for the coronavirus. The residents have been urged to refrain from all but essential travel due to extensive transmission in these areas. New York has the most Covid-19 cases compared all other states with more than 53,000 people testing positive for the disease and more than 750 deaths. Point to be noted that on Saturday evening, at least 7,300 people were in hospital in New York, including 1,800 patients in intensive care.

The United States has the highest number of cases of any country in the world. President Trump has been mocked and condemned for bragging about the large numbers of people watching his coronavirus briefings and suggesting he is a Ratings Hit. The president tweeted part of a New York Times article from last week, as the number of infections of the disease reached 130,000 and with the death toll having passed 2,350. Trump pointed out a New York Times article from last week. Trump wrote, “On Monday, nearly 12.2 million people watched Trump’s briefing on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, according to Nielsen, ‘Monday Night Football’ numbers”.