COVID-19 | The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 978 to 181,143 people, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday, reporting a total of 5,890,532 cases, an increase of 44,656 from its previous count.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as Covid-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4pm ET on Aug 28 (4am Aug 29, Malaysian time) versus its previous report a day earlier.