Covid-19 Pandemic USA Update As of 20:15 Hrs EDT on 8/19/20 08/19/2020 Community Coronavirus 0 176,328 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 1,254 from 8/18. 5,699, 886 Americans are confirmed to have been infected by the Covid-19 virus, up 43,912 from 8/18. Article submitted by, ronald mcdonnel.