U.S. records 1,000 coronavirus deaths for fourth day, some progress seen

At least 1,019 fatalities due to COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide on Friday, following 1,140 on Thursday, 1,135 on Wednesday and 1,141 on Tuesday.Total cases across the United States rose by at least 68,800 on Friday to over 4 million.The numbers have been driven in large part by a surge in infections in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas and California.