US Records 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths for Fourth Day, Some Progress Seen

The United States recorded more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 for the fourth straight day on Friday.

A family use a hand sanitizer station as the National Zoo reopens for socially-distanced patrons for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, in Washington on July 24, 2020. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

The United States recorded more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 for the fourth straight day on Friday but a top White House adviser on the pandemic said she saw signs that the worst could be past in hard-hit Southern and Western states.

At least 1,019 fatalities due to COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide on Friday, following 1,140 on Thursday, 1,135 on Wednesday and 1,141 on Tuesday. Total cases across the United States rose by at least 68,800 on Friday to over 4 million.