The U.S. coronavirus death toll is now the highest in the world.<br />The toll surged past 30,000 on Wednesday, doubling after just a week.<br />This is after a record single-day increase in COVID-19-related fatalities the prior day.<br />Cases topped 615,000 in the United States and 2 million globally, reports Reuters.<br />Two government reports show plummeting retail sales and factory output last month.<br />Trump is attempting to reopen the economy by May 1st despite the numbers regarding the virus.
