<p>The United States recorded 840 deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to data from Johns Hopkins University Wednesday, the seventh day in a row the toll has dropped below 1,000.</p>.<p>The country remains the most affected in the world by the pandemic in absolute terms, with more than 117,000 deaths overall and more than 2.1 million cases diagnosed.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-5-million-rt-pcr-for-covid-19-tests-in-india-done-till-june-9-national-tally-tops-274-lakh-846670.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here </strong></a></p>.<p>Despite the encouraging drop in deaths, the number of new infections has plateaued around 20,000 a day, as infection rates wax and wane around the country.</p>.<p>The epidemic has moved from New York -- previously the country's epicenter -- and the northeast to a wideband covering the south and west.</p>.<p>More than a dozen states are recording their highest number of new COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html"><strong>Coronavirus Worldometer | 15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic</strong></a></p>.<p>Among them is Oklahoma, where President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with plans to hold a large election rally with tens of thousands of people next weekend, despite fears it could help spread the virus.</p>
<p>The United States recorded 840 deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to data from Johns Hopkins University Wednesday, the seventh day in a row the toll has dropped below 1,000.</p>.<p>The country remains the most affected in the world by the pandemic in absolute terms, with more than 117,000 deaths overall and more than 2.1 million cases diagnosed.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-5-million-rt-pcr-for-covid-19-tests-in-india-done-till-june-9-national-tally-tops-274-lakh-846670.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here </strong></a></p>.<p>Despite the encouraging drop in deaths, the number of new infections has plateaued around 20,000 a day, as infection rates wax and wane around the country.</p>.<p>The epidemic has moved from New York -- previously the country's epicenter -- and the northeast to a wideband covering the south and west.</p>.<p>More than a dozen states are recording their highest number of new COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html"><strong>Coronavirus Worldometer | 15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic</strong></a></p>.<p>Among them is Oklahoma, where President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with plans to hold a large election rally with tens of thousands of people next weekend, despite fears it could help spread the virus.</p>