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The United States for the first time reported more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. (FILE PHOTO)
(CNN) — The United States for the first time reported more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
So far on Wednesday, 3,049 have been reported, according to Johns Hopkins. The numbers are not complete for the day.
The United States is averaging about 2,230 new death reports per day, the university's data shows.
Over the course of the pandemic, US health officials have reported 289,298 total deaths.
Some hospitals are running out of room in the ICU