U.S. surpasses 160,000 coronavirus deaths as school openings near

More than 160,000 people have died from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, nearly a quarter of the global total, according to a Reuters tally on Friday, as the country debates whether schools are ready to reopen in coming weeks. Coronavirus deaths are rising in 23 states and cases are rising in 20 states, according to a Reuters analysis of data the past two weeks compared with the prior two weeks. Friday's grim milestone marks an increase of 10,000 deaths in nine days in the United States.