US records 1.3m COVID-19 cases, 82,246 deaths
The United States recorded 1, 894 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours , bringing the total to 82, 246, according to the real – time tally by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Tuesday ( 0030 GMT Wednesday) .
The figure was a sharp rise after daily tolls fell below 1, 000 on Sunday and Monday .
The country — hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities — has now confirmed a total of 1, 367, 927 cases , the Baltimore -based school reported .
