US death toll above China; Italy 'plateau'

By Colleen Long
Updated April 1 2020 - 5:33am, first published 5:28am
Iran's Azadi tower lit up with flags and sympathy messages as the world virus death toll hit 40,000.
Iran's Azadi tower lit up with flags and sympathy messages as the world virus death toll hit 40,000.

The US death toll from the coronavirus has climbed past 3500, eclipsing China's official count, as the deepening crisis in New York hit close to home for the governor when he disclosed that his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has become infected.

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