As of Tuesday, 58,605 have died of COVID19 in the United States, according to a Reuters tally, eclipsing in a few months the total number of Americans killed during 16 years of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK— The U.S. coronavirus death toll climbed above 58,000 on Tuesday, surpassing the loss of American life from the, as Florida’s governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss an easing of economic restraints.
Declining to give details, DeSantis called the plan a “small step,” adding, “we’re going to approach it in a very measured, thoughtful and data-driven way.” DeSantis has drawn sharp criticism of his handling of the health crisis from Democrats in Florida, a key electoral swing state in Trump’s Nov. 3 re-election bid.
One senior White House economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said the nation faces the “the biggest shock since the Great Depression” but also predicted a strong rebound in the fourth quarter as the coronavirus fades.
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