U.S. death toll of COVID-19 tops 1,200 in last 24 hours, says Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from COVID-19 exceeded 1,200 in the United States in the past day, Johns Hopkins University said Sunday evening.

There are more than 337,072 confirmed infections in the United States with 9,633 deaths, said the Baltimore-based university.