Coronavirus: US death toll overtakes China's, according to Johns Hopkins data

America's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has reached more than 3,400, eclipsing the reported number of deaths in China, according to Johns Hopkins University.

At least 3,415 people in the US have died from the virus as of 31 March, according to global Covid-19 data collected by the university.

The university's coronavirus centre reports that 3,309 people in China have died from the virus.

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