Covid-19 Pandemic USA Update As of 20:00 Hrs EDT on 8/24/20 08/24/2020 Community Coronavirus 0 181,097 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 493 from 8/23. 5,914,725 Americans are confirmed to have been infected by the Covid-19 virus, up 40,579 from 8/23. Article submitted by, ronald mcdonnel.