The United States has passed 100,000 Coronavirus deaths in less than 4 months.

It has seen more fatalities than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total.

The first US infection was reported in Washington State on the 21^st of January.

Globally there have been 5.6 million people recorded as infected and 354,983 deaths since the virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.

The US death toll stands at 100,276.

This tally means as many Americans have died from COVID-19 than from the Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.