In grim milestone, United States logs world's highest coronavirus death toll

A man stands on his bicycle on the Las Vegas strip as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Las Vegas, Nevada U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally.

The grim milestone was reached as President Donald Trump mulled over when the country, which has registered more than half a million infections, might begin to see a return to normality.