US coronavirus death toll hits 334,029
Medical staff member Mantra Nguyen installs a new oxygen mask for a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on Dec. 28, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (AFP Photo)


The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 334,029 deaths from the coronavirus, an increase of 1,783 from its previous count.

The agency said the number of cases had risen by 176,974 to 19,232,843.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. on Dec. 28 versus its previous report a day earlier.

The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.