The coronavirus situation in the US seems to be escalating with every passing day. The national death toll in the US has now crossed 1,50,000 as one person in the country died about every minute from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. The US reported 1,461 new deaths yesterday -- it was the highest one-day increase since 1,484 fatalities on May 27, showed a Reuters tally. US coronavirus deaths are rising at their fastest rate in the past two months and have increased by 10,000 in the past 11 days. Among 20 countries with the biggest outbreak, the US ranks sixth for deaths per capita, at 45 fatalities per one lakh people. It is exceeded by United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Peru and Chile.

The coronavirus situation in the US seems to be escalating with every passing day. The national death toll in the US has now crossed 1,50,000 as one person in the country died about every minute from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. The US reported 1,461 new deaths yesterday -- it was the highest one-day increase since 1,484 fatalities on May 27, showed a Reuters tally. US coronavirus deaths are rising at their fastest rate in the past two months and have increased by 10,000 in the past 11 days. Among 20 countries with the biggest outbreak, the US ranks sixth for deaths per capita, at 45 fatalities per one lakh people. It is exceeded by United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Peru and Chile.