As the national death toll from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nears 100,000, a man runs by the Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 27, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 100,000 on Wednesday, reaching 100,047 as of 5:32 p.m. (2132 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
A temporary morgue set up with refrigerated trucks to store the bodies of deceased people is seen next to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., May 27, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
As the national death toll from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nears 100,000, a park cleaner picks up a discarded face mask in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S., May 27, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
Times Square billboards go dark for one minute as part of the #DontGoDark campaign staged by a group of companies comprised of chefs, restaurateurs, and other small business owners to communicate a message that the most vulnerable businesses need more support to survive the coronavirus pandemic, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 27, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
A sign on the door of a store requiring masks to be worn by customers is seen amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Birmingham, Michigan, U.S., May 27, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
