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The U.S. has the lowest mortality rate for coronavirus in the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. ranks ninth-highest in the world for its mortality rate per 100,000 residents.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. ranks ninth-highest in the world for its mortality rate per 100,000 residents.On July 6, Donald Trump tweeted that the United States has the lowest mortality rate for the coronavirus in the world. However, that is not true. According to the data compiled by John Hopkins University, the U.S. has seen about 40 deaths per 100,000 residents. When it comes to deaths per 100,000 people, including a country’s general population, with both confirmed cases and healthy people, the U.S. ranks second only to the United Kingdom. Moreover, when it comes to the number of deaths per 100 confirmed cases, the U.S. stands at 4.5 percent, and it ranks sixth out of 20 countries.

According to the New York Times data, the U.Ss has confirmed more than 2.9 million infections and more than 130,000 deaths as of July 7.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.

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