BREAKING: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

(AP) – The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus has topped 200,000, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world’s richest nation.That’s according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University, based on figures from state health authorities.The real number of dead is thought be much higher, in part because many COVID-19 deaths, especially early on, were probably ascribed to other causes.Deaths by country as of Tuesday morning, accordin