US records 2,502 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours: tracker

A modified business schedule is displayed on the window of a closed business during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Washington on April 29, 2020. (Reuters)

• At least 60,853 people have now died in the country,

WASHINGTON: The United States recorded 2,502 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest real-time tally on Wednesday reported by Johns Hopkins University.
After two days of a relative easing in the toll on Sunday and Monday, the numbers have spiked again the past two days.
At least 60,853 people have now died in the country, according to the Baltimore-based university.