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2 lakh COVID-19 deaths become 20 crore in Biden's campaign speech

New Delhi, Sep 21: This is the second time when US Presidential candidate Joe Biden mistakenly claiming that 20 crore Americans have died from coronavirus during a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2 lakh COVID-19 deaths become 20 crore in Bidens campaign speech

'If Donald Trump has his way, the complications from COVID-19, which are well beyond what they should be - it's estimated that 200 million people have died -- probably by the time I finish this talk,' said Biden.

Earlier in June, Biden wrongly claimed 12 crore people had died as a result of COVID-19.

The US has reported nearly 2,00,000 coronavirus deaths so far, according to data by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While discussing the devastation the COVID-19 pandemic has leveled against the United States and Trump, Biden accidentally claimed that nearly two-thirds of the country had died.

Biden's comments were made while he criticized Trump for his health care policies, which he suggested failed Americans during the pandemic.

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    'Millions of Americans are voting because they know their health care hangs in the balance,' Biden said.

    He previously slammed Biden over mistaking the COVID-19 death toll, saying: 'If I ever said something so mortifyingly stupid' and 'this is beyond a normal mistake.'

    With just 44 days until the embattled election, both Biden and President Trump have revved up their campaigning to secure votes before Americans go to the polls.

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