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 .
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