Oprah Winfrey has announced that she will donate ten million dollars to fight the coronavirus. “I am making a donation to help Americans during this pandemic in cities, across the country and in the regions where I grew up,” wrote the American star on Twitter.
The TV host also donated $ 1 million to the United States Food Fund.
The United States recorded nearly 1,200 additional deaths from the new coronavirus between Wednesday and Thursday evening, according to the referencing Johns Hopkins University count, the worst 24-hour record in a country. The total number of people who have died since the start of the pandemic in the United States is now 5,926.
Between Wednesday and Thursday, the United States also identified more than 30,000 additional cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of officially reported cases in the country to more than 243,000.
I am donating $ 10 million overall to help Americans during this pandemic in cities across the country and in areas where I grew up. For more on this Fund and how everyone can be of service, watch this free AppleTV + conversation here: https://t.co/n7L6drnpcV
– Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) April 2, 2020
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