Stocks on Friday were rising on Wall Streets in an apparent approval of plans by President Donald Trump and some governors for a phased reopening of local economies, although a dramatic jump of 4,591 in the daily U.S. death toll Thursday underscored the relentless nature of the coronavirus pandemic.
The latest fatality figures for the U.S., as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, pushed the total death toll in the country to 33,288 early Friday. Wednesday saw the previous record high daily deaths, at 2,494.
It's not immediately clear what caused Thursday's huge spike, but the CDC began including "probable" cases in its death count earlier this week.
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