Paul Nyathi|COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, killed about 11,000 people in the United States between Tuesday and Thursday, according statistics website Worldometers.

There were almost 6200 deaths recorded on Tuesday, more than 2600 others on Wednesday and close to 2200 fatalities on Thursday, according to the revised data.

New York City on Tuesday reported 3,778 additional deaths that had occurred since March 11 and had previously been classified as “probable” as coronavirus deaths. The death certificate listed as a cause of death “COVID-19” or an equivalent”.

Between Tuesday and Thursday, there were also more than 90,000 new infections nationwide, an indication that the peak may still be months ahead, as new cases seem to mean that the virus continues to spread rapidly.

In all, the United States had 34,617 deaths and 57,508 recoveries from a total 677,570 infections as of Thursday night, according to the latest data.

The U.S. has recorded more deaths than any other country on earth, even as President Donald Trump continues to brag about the reportedly wonderful job he has done and blames everyone else for his own failures.

On Wednesday, he announced he would be halting funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) for reportedly mishandling the coronavirus crisis.